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LOCKED AS RECENTLY AS SIX MONTHS AGO.  BUT ALL THAT IS DIFFERENT NOW, HE
SAID.  IN THE NEW CIRCUMSTANCES, CARTERS TO DO LIST INCLUDES A COMMITMENT
TO EXPAND THE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONAL INTEGRATION BEYOND MARS.  MARS HAM
COMMUNICATION TESTED ANNUALLY A UNIQUE ANNUAL EVENT CALLED THE ARMED FORCES
DAY CROSS BAND TEST HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATING FOR JUST SHORT OF 60 YEARS HOW
WELL HAMS AND THE MILITARY CAN WORK TOGETHER.  ON THAT ONE DAY A YEAR,
OPERATORS FROM THE TWO REALMS LISTEN ON EACH OTHERS DEDICATED FREQUENCIES
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AND EXCHANGE QSL CARDS.  ITS QUITE A SHOW ON MAY 12 THIS YEAR ARMY STATIONS
TALLIED 1317 AMATEUR CONTACTS, NAVY MARINE CORPS 1147 AND AIR FORCE 500 AND
COUNTING.  YET A GRAY AREA LOOMS WHERE MARS CAN OR SHOULD BE INTERACTING ON
A CONTINUOUS BASIS WITH THE RADIO AMATEUR CIVIL EMERGENCY SERVICE AND THE
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361 JA7JM/357 JA7MA/364 JA7MFL/343 JA7MSQ/343 JA7PL/353 JA7ZF/357 JA7ZP/349
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