1. Civil Air Patrol
Communications Plans and Requirements Lt Col. Michael Marek CAP/DOKP August 2018 Anaheim, CA
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2. OVERVIEW Staff Regulations & Comm Plans HF Distribution
High Ops Tempo Work Group
ARRL MOU
Recruiting & Retention

3. STAFF Hartley Gardner, Depute Division Head
Steve Haney, Comm Supply Manager
Bryan Emerson, Plans Analyst
Harry Blakeman, NRCG Moderator
Recruiting and Retention, Vacant

4. Regulations & Comm Plans
CAPR 1-2, Publications Management, Nov 2016
Directive content must be in regulations/supplements or OIs
Descriptive and best practices may be in other documents, such as pamphlets
Effect on Comm Plans
Must be descriptive; may provide SOP, subject to change based on circumstances
2019 plans similar to 2018; SOP clarification

5. CAPR 100-1 and 100-3 Will become 75 series 100-3 revisions beginning
Options:
Retain current structure, updated to mew template and with procedural updates (not many likely)
Divide into three; Operating procedures, Net procedures; Traffic procedures
Opinions?
100-1 to follow, Safety, Tech, Pamphlet…
New approval process in CAPR 1-2

6. CAPR 1-2 Requirements Coordination at HQ
Review & comment by regions (15 days)
CI, SUI & Knowledge Base updates
Approval by:
General Counsel
COO
CAP-USAF CC

7. Comm Process Call for change input Draft changes
Draft to Region DCS-COMMs for feedback
Revisions based on feedback
Formal coordination, as per CAPR 1-2
Note: Changes may be proposed at anytime using CAPF 1-2, Recommend for Change of Publications

8. HF Distribution Malcolm Kyser has briefed new mission
HQ has determined that…
Pending funding aligned with that new mission…Our current priority for assigning additional HF equipment traffic is to the wing MCS and/or ICP
Realigning distribution of Micoms
Wings use available resources for paths to traffic stations serving units – for now

9. HF Distribution Pending next HF purchase
Anticipate average three MCSs per wing/region (new and existing)
ICP stations already provided by past distributions based on TA
Will begin contacting wings systematically
That do not have current approved HF plans

10. High Ops Tempo Operation
Past exercises have shown we need clarity about who should be where when
Stations tend to overwhelm national nets and region nets are under-used
Work group is strategizing how overall net system operates at advanced alert levels
Voice and data
Outcomes → Next National Comm Plan

11. Wing Nets
High Ops Tempo group feels weekly/daily/six-hour confidence checks are best done via region net
Too complicated to coordinate AL3 four nets a day for multiple wings
Routine: Not enough stations in many wings for effective net training
ICL in coordination to remove requirements for WING nets, IF there is a functional region net

12. NRCG Malcolm Kyser briefed new LMR planning to implement ReadyOp
The NRCG will be central to this
What is NRCG?
But the organization needs a refresh
Possibly reappointments of region reps
Refresh the RARS management system
Adjust operating rules
Still a “work in progress” to be ready

13. ARRL Current ARRL-CAP MOU from 2005
Working with ARRL to revise and update
Major changes not anticipated
Joint training
Side-by-side nets
No on-air inter-operation (FCC and NTIA rules)
(ARRL still agrees that Amateurs acting as CAP members may not use Amateur frequencies for CAP business)

14. Recruiting & Retention
The new mission and ambitious Comm requirements mean we need more and better trained operators
DOK is creating a Recruiting and Retention staff position (DOKPR)
Support wings planning recruitment for Comm (such as among Amateur Radio)
Ensure current operators are “in the loop” with strong info about Comm Program
Social media, graphics, blog, briefing bullets...

15. Ways to interact Direct email to office symbols @capnhq.gov
CAP-DC listserv for wing and region Comm staff (limited #, requires DC approval)
CAP-NTN listserv specifically for net operations/operators (contact DOKO)
CAP-COMM listserv for general Comm chat (contact DOKP)
Communications Blog (website > Programs > ES > Communications Program)
Facebook (CAP-COMM)

16. Questions?
Lt Col Michael Marek Plans and Requirements Division Head
One Civil Air Patrol, excelling in service to our nation and our members!