1. COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE - 2015 - Malcolm Kyser DOK Staff BUILDING CAP’S TEAM... FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW

2. DOK Staff

5. DOKN – National Technology Center Mr. Wayne Collins ntc@capnhq.gov

6. NTC – Here to Serve  What we do  Full technical support  Warranty level service  Full life cycle  How we do it  On line Maintenance Request System  NTC paid shipping – both ways!  Immediate replacement when necessary  Problems we see  Unauthorized modifications  Unauthorized maintenance  Improper de-installations  Shipping errors  No action  No RA number or information

7. NTC Augmentee Program  Manpower assistance to the NTC  Multitude of skills needed  Bench technician  Warehouse  Shipping / receiving  Ability to travel

8. DOKE – Comm Engineering LtCol Chuck Bishop doke@capnhq.gov

9. DOKE Staff  DOKEF – CAP Spectrum Manager LtCol Andy Feldman  DOKES – Installation and Maintenance Standards Manager LtCol Brian Falvey  Maintenance Standards Development Team  DOKET – Technician Qualification Standards Manager Vacant  Qualifications Standards Development Team

10. Comm Engineering Initiatives  New HF Codeplugs - Micom 2 and Micom 3  Needed by 1 October 2015  HF Data  HF Email – Secure Voice  Testing and evaluation  Initial Deployment –  Each RDP on initial purchases  Communications Maintenance Program  Define MX Tasks by radio type  Sort tasks by skill level needed  Develop certification process for technicians

11. DOKO – Comm Operations Capt Chuck Brudtkuhl doko@capnhq.gov

12. DOKO Staff  DOKOV – National Traffic Net – Voice – Manager Capt Kristin Freeman  Triblade NCS Team  Triblade Net 9 Team  DOKOD – National Traffic Net – Data – Manager Vacant  DOKOT – National Traffic Net Training Manager Vacant

13. National Traffic Net – “Triblade”

14. %Color 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 National Traffic Net (NTN) Sustained Performance - 2015 Status of the National Traffic Net

15. July WT traffic: 105 Accuracy rate: 96% Average age: 31 hrs 57 mins Average attendance: 98 %Color 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 96% 98

16. NTN Traffic  Intercom messages  Weekly Training  Developing “New” skill sets nation-wide  Whiskey Tango messages  Future mission preperation  Daily training  Random coded groups  DoD Priority precedence  Advanced skill set  Route development

17. NTN – ALE “Net 9”  24/7 presence of the NTN  At least two stations on duty at all times  National coverage  CAP HF “Customer Service Desk”  Easy access  Providing C2 and Tactical support  Up and down the chain of command  Operational Target Date: 1 October 2015  New stations being built now

18. Future projects  Callsign cleanup description  OpSec considerations  “C.A.P.” is our name  AF callsign rules  Call sign numerical limitations  Max 2 digits  First stage: Voluntary  Iowa CAP now Tornado  CAP Kitty Hawk now Long Leaf  Looking for volunteers

19. DOKP – Comm Plans & Requirements LtCol Mike Marek dokp@capnhq.gov

20. DOKP Staff  DOKPS – Communications Supply and Logistics Manager LtCol Steve Haney  DOKPB – Communications Requirements Budget Manager Vacant (may fill soon)

21. DOK – Plans & Requirements  Plans  Strategic Planning (seeing the forest for the trees)  Comm Plans – writing and reviewing  Analyzing AARs and other input from wings and regions  Requirements  Understanding and interpreting internal and external policy requirements  Helping explain policy and requirements (such as blog)  Anticipating needs and proposing policy

22. Regulation Status  100-1  Comment period complete  Final coordination pending  100-3  Comment period complete  Final coordination pending  Updated National Communications Plan  Waiting for regulation publication  Current plan is still current

23. Communication about Communications  CAP-DC Listserv  Membership limited to DC plus six comm staff  Many wing DCs do not subscribe the maximum allowed – contact yours  CAP-COMM Listserv  For any interested member  Subscribe at: http://lists.sempervigilans.org/mailman/listinfo/cap-comm http://lists.sempervigilans.org/mailman/listinfo/cap-comm  CAP-COMM Facebook Page  Voice of Command Blog at capmembers.com

24. DOKT – Comm Education & Training Col Jerry Wellman dokt@capnhq.gov

25. DOKT Staff  DOKTC – Communications Curriculum Manager Maj John Flattery  Curriculum Development Team  DOKTX – Communications Exercise and Training Manager Vacant (will fill soon)  National Exercise Planning Team

26. Comm Ed. & Training  ICUT  BCUT/ACUT Sunset 31 Aug 15  Temporary loss of ES currency  Announced August 2012

27. Constant Watch  CW15  First stress test of the NTN  180 coded group messages in 24 hours  Validated NTN capability  CW16  April 29 - May 1, 2016  Planning begins NOW

28. Comm Curriculum  Comm Modules  LMS  ES integration

29. Questions? Feedback? dok@capnhq.gov 2015 Communications Update

30. Civil Air Patrol …Citizens Serving Communities!