1993 USAF MARS broadcast items exempt from normal 6 month expiration:

#6, ITEM 012:  TRANSCON AGENTS.  A TRANSCON AGENT IS A STATION DESIGNATED BY THEIR REGION TO CHECK INTO THE TRANSCON VOICE NET FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF RETRIEVING (OR ENTERING) VOICE TRAFFIC FROM (TO) THAT NETWORK, AND BRING BACK TRAFFIC FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE REGION NETS.  STATIONS ASSIGNED TO A TRANSCON SPECIAL NET BY FORM 64, I.E., CW, RTTY, ETC., ARE NOT TRANSCON AGENTS.  HOWEVER, THESE STATIONS ARE PERMITTED TO BRING TRAFFIC FROM THESE SPECIAL NETS, FOR DELIVERY TO THE REGION, OR STATE NET OF THEIR RESIDENCE, USING THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES.  EXAMPLE:  A NY AFFILIATE ASSIGNED TO ANY TRANSCON SPECIAL NET MAY BRING TRAFFIC TO A REGION NET FOR DELIVERY TO ANOTHER STATE WITHIN THE REGION. HOWEVER, TRAFFIC FOR DELIVERY WITHIN NY STATE WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF DIRECT ENTRY TO THE STATE, OR REGION NET, DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS, E.G., A NYC STATION CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH A WESTERN NY STATION ON THE STATE NET.  BUT HAVE GOOD CONTACT ON THE REGION TRAFFIC NET. THE NET CONTROL STATION (MILITARY STATION, OR AFFILIATE), IS THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY FOR NET OPERATION, AND WITHIN THE GUIDELINE OF MESSAGE PRECEDENCE PROCEDURES WILL NOT DENY, OR DELAY, ACCESS TO ANY STATION FROM CHECKING IN WITH LEGITIMATE TRAFFIC TO BE PASSED ON REGION TRAFFIC NETS.

#19, ITEM 034:  CHANGE TO USAF MOD, VOL I, MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE TO USAF MOD, VOL I, CHAP 9, PARA 2 (PAGE 49), 4TH LINE FROM BOTTOM OF PARA:  DELETE ALL AFTER: ... 'LIVE' TRAFFIC WILL NOT. REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:  BE SENT TO DEAD END (NON-FORWARDING) MAILBOXES (MARS BBS), WITH THE ASSUMPTION SAID TRAFFIC WILL BE PULLED AND FORWARDED OR TRANSFERRED WITHOUT DELAY.  IN EVERY CASE, THE SYSTEM OPERATOR (SYSOP) IS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY TO ENSURE THAT TRAFFIC ON THEIR BBS IS EITHER FORWARDED TO ANOTHER MAILBOX NEARER THE DESTINATION, OR REFILED ONTO A NET/MODE, WITHIN THE MARS SYSTEM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE REASONABLE ASSURANCE OF TIMELY DELIVERY TO DESTINATION.

#43, ITEM 089:  PACAF/USAFE. OFFICIAL POSITIONS HELD BY MARS AFFILIATES IN OVERSEAS AREAS ARE ABOLISHED AS OF 31 DEC 93. BECAUSE OF THE SMALL NUMBER OF AFFILIATES LOCATED IN OVERSEAS AREAS, AFFILIATE OFFICIALS ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY (HAWAII AND ALASKA ARE NOT CONSIDERED OVERSEAS). PACAF AND USAFE MAJCOM MARS DIRECTORS, AS THE PRIMARY LIAISON WITH THE CHIEF, USAF MARS WILL ADMINISTER TO THE AFFILIATE POPULATION WITHIN THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. (HOWARD AB, PN MARS ADMINISTERS TO REGION ZERO) THE RESULT OF THIS POLICY IS TWOFOLD: FIRST, ENSURES THAT ALL OFFICIAL POLICY WILL EMANATE FROM ONLY ONE LEGAL AUTHORITY WITHIN THE COMMAND, ELIMINATING ANY CONFLICTS, OR INTERPRETATION, INVOLVING COMMAND POLICY DECISIONS. SECONDLY, WE ELIMINATE AN UNNECESSARY LAYER OF MANAGEMENT, IN LINE WITH CURRENT POLICIES TO REDUCE MANAGEMENT OVERHEAD. WITH THIS CHANGE, MAJCOM MARS DIRECTORS IN OVERSEAS AREAS WILL FORWARD ALL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS TO HQ AFC4A/SYXR (MARS) FOR PROCESSING. COMPLETED DOCUMENTS WILL BE RETURNED TO MAJCOM DIRECTORS FOR DISSEMINATION.