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WELCOME TO TEXAS ARMY MARS
The Military Auxiliary Radio System is a Department of Defense sponsored emergency communications program, established as a separately managed and operated program by the Army, Navy and Air Force. The program consists of licensed amateur radio operators who are interested in military communications. They contribute to the MARS mission providing auxiliary or emergency communications on a local, national, and international basis as an adjunct to normal communications.
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Texas Army MARS provides unique capabilities to emergency management organizations of all kinds. If you are interested in speaking with our leadership regarding possibilities for Texas Army MARS to provide adjunct emergency communications for your civilian or military operations, please contact our state director, AAA6TX.
SERVICES
- Proud, professional and ready communicators
- Adjunct digital and voice communications
- Email over radio (Winlink)
- Communications consulting
- Resourceful, technical and adaptive personnel
OUR LEADERS
State Director, Lew Thompson - AAA6TX / AAR6UK

Chief Army MARS, Jim Griffin - AAA9A
LATEST NEWS
MARS Gets a New Name! - MARS is now the Military Auxiliary Radio System. Check out the ARRL article and DoD Instruction for additional details on this positive change.
Fall Field Day 2009 - Texas Army Mars members recently participated in a very successful Fall Field Day exercise. In as example of teamwork and the Army MARS spirit, these stations
processed 230 messages during their operations within the state of Texas, of which 183 were originated in state operations.


