Navy wants to sunset their MARS program

[Joe Pirkle]

 The following message might be of interest to some of the club members,

Joe - AD4IH
Source: http://www.navymars.org/national/cmb/CMB-2009-05-16-01.TXT

DE NNN0ASA 040
R 162200Z MAY 2009
FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA
TO ALNAVMARCORMARS
INFO ZEN/CHIEF ARMY MARS FT HUACHUCA AZ
ZEN/CHIEF AIR FORCE MARS SCOTT AFB IL
BT
UNCLAS

SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 03-09
A. DOD DIRECTIVE 4650.2 DTD 26 JAN 1998

B. DOD INSTRUCTION 4650.02 (PROPOSED) NOTAL


1. COMMANDER, NAVAL NETWORK WARFARE COMMAND (NNWC) HAS DECIDED TO
'SUNSET' THE MARS MISSION WITHIN NAVY AS OF 30 SEP 2009. NNWC HAS REQUESTED 
ALL MILITARY BILLETS AND MY CIVILIAN POSITION BE DELETED AND UNFUNDED AFTER 
THAT DATE. OPNAV HAS NOT YET APPROVED THIS REQUEST.


2. ALL THREE MARS SERVICES HAVE OPERATED UNDER THE MANDATE OF REF A,
WHICH IS STILL VALID. REF B IS A PROPOSED UPDATE TO REF A AND IS IN THE 
PROCESS OF BEING COORDINATED BETWEEN DOD AND THE THREE SERVICES. REF B 
INCREASES THE SERVICES REQUIREMENT TO SUPPORT THE MARS PROGRAMS WITHIN THEIR 
SERVICE. ARMY AND AIR FORCE HAVE AGREED TO THE CHANGES BUT NAVY (OPNAV) HAS 
ASKED TO BE LET OUT OF THIS REQUIREMENT. THIS NEGOTIATION IS STILL IN 
PROCESS AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE RESOLVED.


3. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF NNWC DECISION TO 'SUNSET' THE MARS MISSION, I AM 
FORCED TO INITIATE ACTION TO CLOSE DOWN NAVY-MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS AND 
FACILITIES BY 30 SEP 2009. ACCORDINGLY:
A. AREA DIRECTORS WILL TRANSFER ALL MEMBERSHIP RECORDS TO HQ NLT
THAN 31 JUL 2009. WHEN RECORDS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED, STATE DIRECTORS
WILL SEND ALL MEMBERSHIP RELATED MATTERS DIRECTLY TO CHNAVMARCORMARS
VICE THE AREA DIRECTOR.
B. AREA DIRECTORS WILL CLOSE DOWN THEIR OFFICES AND TURN IN ALL
EQUIPMENT TO DRMO NOT LATER THAN 30 SEP 2009.
C. NONE OF THE EQUIPMENT AT THE AREA DIRECTORS STATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED TO 
BE TRANSFERRED TO ANY MEMBERS. THE EQUIPMENT MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER 
OFFICIAL NAVY ORGANIZATIONS (LIKE MWR OR SPECIAL SERVICES) TO HELP EQUIP OR 
START UP MILITARY RECREATION STATIONS. THESE TRANSFERS WILL BE APPROVED BY 
HQ ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.


4. IF NAVY'S REQUEST TO BE DELETED FROM REF B IS NOT APPROVED, THERE WILL BE 
A NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS PROGRAM BUT IT WILL NOT HAVE AREA DIRECTORS (THEY 
WILL HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED). ALL MEMBERSHIP CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE HANDLED 
BETWEEN THE STATE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF, NAVMARCORMARS DIRECTLY. AREA DEPUTY 
DIRECTOR AND AREA STAFF POSITIONS WILL BE RETAINED TO COORDINATE FREQUENCY 
MATTERS, TRAINING, ETC.. ALL OPERATIONAL MATTERS WILL BE HANDLED BY STATE 
AND REGION DIRECTORS.

5. I WILL INFORM YOU AS SOON AS I FIND OUT THE FINAL RESOLUTION OF
NAVY'S REQUEST TO 'SUNSET' NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS.


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