R 011517Z JUL 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 324/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MCBUL 3093 ADDITION OF K03.6 MAYDAY MESSAGE TO VARIABLE MESSAGE FORMAT MINIMUM IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20110615//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:20091030//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/AFC2IC C2II/YMD:20110302//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/DISA TDL CCB/YMD:20110323//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 3093.3.THIS IS THE EXISTING MCO FOR THE COORDINATED IMPLEMENTATION OF MIL-STDS 6017 (VARIABLE MESSAGE FORMAT)(VMF), 2045-47001 (CONNECTIONLESS DATA TRANSFER APPLICATION LAYER) AND 188-220 (INTEROPERABILITY FOR DIGITAL MESSAGE TRANSFER DEVICE SUBSYSTEMS). REF B IS MIL-STD 6017C. APPENDIX A OF REF B DEFINES MINIMUM IMPLEMENTATION OF VMF MESSAGES. REF C IS AN INTERFACE CHANGE PROPOSAL (ICP) FOR MIL-STD-6016D, MIL-STD-6017C, MIL-STD 6020B, STANAG 5522 ED4, AND CJCSM 6120.01D THAT EXPANDED THE MINIMUM IMPLEMENTATION. REF D IS THE DRAFT RECORD OF TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS WHICH VALIDATED INTERFACE CHANGE PROPOSAL TM12-008 (REF C) AND APPROVED THE MIL-STD-6017 ELEMENTS.//
POC/DONOVAN COZZENS/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4CS/-/TEL:571-256-8834//
POC/KURT HUSMAN/CIV/UNIT:MCTSSA IOB/-/TEL:760-725-6733//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS IS A COORDINATED HQMC C4 AND MCSC SIAT UPDATE TO MCO 3093.3.  THIS MESSAGE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING PURPOSES TO NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVAIR), MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC) PRODUCT GROUPS, PROGRAM MANAGERS AND PROJECT OFFICERS CONCERNING EMERGING VMF COORDINATED MINIMUM IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SYSTEMS PARTICIPATING ON A VMF INTERFACE.
2. BACKGROUND.  REF B APPENDIX A IDENTIFIES THE SET OF MINIMUM IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGES FOR ALL SYSTEMS PARTICIPATING ON A VMF INTERFACE. THE REF B ALSO IDENTIFIES THE RECEIVE AND/OR TRANSMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE MESSAGES.  AN APPROVED CHANGE TO MIL-STD 6017C APPENDIX A WILL INTRODUCE A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL VMF SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE THE K03.6 MAYDAY MESSAGE. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE K03.6 MAYDAY IS CURRENTLY OPTIONAL IN REF B.
3. GUIDANCE
3.A. PROGRAM MANAGERS FOR MARINE CORPS C4 AND/OR ISR SYSTEMS PARTICIPATING IN A VMF INTERFACE WILL ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE K03.6 RECEIVE CAPABILITY INTO THEIR SYSTEMS.  THE TRANSMIT CAPABILITY IS NOT MANDATORY AT THIS TIME.
3.B. THE TECHNICAL INTERFACE STANDARDS WORKING GROUP (TISWG) IS THE PRIMARY BODY TO COORDINATE IMPLEMENTATION OF REF B IN THE MARINE CORPS.  PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTING VMF INTERFACES SHOULD SEEK UP-TO-DATE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE FROM MCTSSA INTEROPERABILITY BRANCH (IOB) WHEN DEVELOPING OR UPDATING REQUIREMENTS RELEVANT TO REF B.
4. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS UPON RELEASE OF COMPREHENSIVE REVISIONS TO REF A.  A WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN FORMED UNDER THE TISWG TO UPDATE REF A WITH THE CONTENTS OF THIS BULLETIN AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE DEVELOPED BY THE TISWG.  ANTICIPATED RELEASE DATE FOR AN UPDATED MCO 3093.3 IS 2Q, FY-14.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K. J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, C4.//