1. Civil Air Patrol
Vision Forward: HF Data System Mr. Malcolm Kyser Chief of Communications Lt Col Bill Carlson National Data System Manager
One Civil Air Patrol, excelling in service to our nation and our members!

2. HF Data - Background Data use driven by new DoD Mission
Mission will involve CAP operations nationwide
Aerial reconnaissance
Damage assessment
Light transport of critical DoD personnel/materials
Similar to legacy CARDA/SARDA mission - for a new era
Continental Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment
State and Regional Disaster Airlift

3. HF Data - Background
Most information will be SBU (sensitive but unclassified)
Most CAP personnel will not require a security clearance
Record message traffic will be encrypted
All traffic will eventually be encrypted.
An increased level of discretion will be necessary
Wings and Regions continue developing radio paths to critical staff
Those personnel needed to task resources

4. HF Data - Overview Emphasis - user friendly
some training still required
Increased emphasis on multiple delivery paths
Backbone station options being explored
Higher power radios
Antenna options

5. HF Data - Overview

6. HF Data - Equipment Radios Data Modems Existing Micom-3 HF radios
Future HF radios when implemented
Data Modems
Hardware Modems required
Software modem solutions will not be authorized
One approved waveform - MilStd A/B

7. HF Data - Equipment Computer
Dedicated PC with message editor and encryption software provided by NHQ
Minimal operator configuration capability

8. HF Data - Equipment Software Modem Interface & Control
Message - Create & Edit
Message Processing
Station-Station “Chat”
Address Book
Encryption
Still in development
Software is still in development and final features may vary.

9. Software Message Editor
HF Data – Equipment
Software Message Editor
ACP-126 & ACP-127 procedures
ACP-126
ACP-127
Applicable USMTF message formats
Other forms as needs are determined

10. HF Data - Software
Software is still in development and final features may vary.

11. HF Data - Software
Software is still in development and final features may vary.

12. HF Data - Software
Software is still in development and final features may vary.

13. HF Data - Software
Software is still in development and final features may vary.

14. HF Data - OPSEC Type III Encryption – Security clearance not required
Security procedures will be necessary
Additional OPSEC training will be required
Enhanced non-disclosure agreement will be required
Software is still in development and final features may vary.

15. HF Data Continue station improvements Antennas – use approved antennas
Grounding
Help is available from DOKE
Continue improving operator training and performance
Practice and Build “Muscle Memory”
Inter-op data

16. Timeline Implementation plan This year: Triblades as testbed
Next year: Region then wing MCSs
Next: RDPs
End goal: Every HF base station

17. Questions?
Malcolm Kyser CAP/DOK LtCol Bill Carlson CAP/DOKOD
One Civil Air Patrol, excelling in service to our nation and our members!