The intent of this publication, "UHF TACSAT/DAMA: Multi-Service
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Ultra High Frequency
Tactical Satellite and Demand Assigned Multiple Access Operations
(FM 6-02.90)," is to assist planners and users at the joint task
force, Service component, and other functional components by
providing an improved and unified process for planning, managing,
and using ultra high frequency (UHF) tactical satellite (TACSAT)
frequencies with special emphasis on maximizing the use of this
limited resource. Lessons learned and collected by Joint Staff J-6
from numerous joint operations identified significant problems with
planning and utilizing the limited number of UHF TACSAT
frequencies. Current methods and procedures based on use,
geography, channel size, demand access, and time have proved
difficult to integrate and require extensive manual tracking and
manipulation. These inefficiencies contribute to the shortage of
this critical command and control resource. This multi-Service
tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) publication consolidates
and standardizes Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP)
for planning and executing UHF TACSAT frequency management
operations. It serves as a planning and execution guide and a
framework for coordination and synchronization consistent with
current Joint doctrine. Chapter I identifies key players in the
management of tactical satellite (TACSAT) resources and offers
critical guidance for the user to optimize this scarce resource.
The usage guidance centers on the need to consider other
communications capabilities before requesting access to TACSAT
resources. The chapter concludes with sections on TACSAT
capabilities, military standards, waveforms, and slave channels.
These sections include discussions of narrowband and wideband
channels, the utilization of dedicated and demand assigned multiple
access (DAMA) services, and descriptions of 5-kHz and 25-kHz
waveforms. Chapter II provides a detailed look at the
communications planning cycle of assessing force structure,
acquiring resources, managing resources, and issuing resources to
users. It discusses DAMA emission control, terminal base address
(TBA) management and precedence, common, and private networks, and
disadvantaged users. Chapter III provides techniques and procedures
for UHF TACSAT equipment and operations, TBA management, orderwire
(OW) key management, and communications security equipment. It also
provides samples of 5- and 25-kHz DAMA checklists, accessing
dedicated and DAMA channels. The equipment list provides the
planner with the capability to assess communications
interoperability of various elements in a Joint Task Force (JTF).
The point of contact list provides TACSAT users a means of
troubleshooting a variety of common problems with UHF TACSAT
operations. The appendices provide samples of checklists,
troubleshooting guides, and other planning resources.
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