Recieving New or Revized Publications

RECEIVING NEW OR REVISED PUBLICATIONS When new or revised publications are received, you should check the Foreword and the U.S. Letter of Promulgation for the effective status of the publication. The Foreword shows the effective status of the publication for allied usage; the U.S. Letter of Promulgation for U.S. use. A revision to a publication can be issued that is effective for U.S. use but not for allied use. Particular care should be taken not to destroy the previous edition until the new revision is effective for allied use as well. ALLIED COMMUNICATIONS PUBLICATIONS With worldwide cooperation among friendly nations and the United States, the need arose for coordinated and standardized communications. To meet this need, the allied communications publications (ACPs) were developed. The ACP series provides communications instructions and procedures essential to conducting combined military operations and communications in which two or more allied nations are involved. A Radioman’s work often requires familiarity with ACPs. JOINT ARMY-NAVY-AIR FORCE PUBLICATIONS Joint Army-Navy-Air Force publications (JANAPs) were developed to coordinate and standardize communications among the U.S. military services. The publication Status of Noncryptographic JANAPs and ACPs, JANAP 201, lists the short and long titles, content of each publication, and the current edition of JANAPs and ACPs. NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLICATIONS Naval telecommunications publications (NTPs) are the main communications publications in use by the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps. The NTPs include information and guidance from basic communication information (NTP 4), to frequency spectrum management (NTP 6), and commercial traffic (NTP 9), just to name a few areas of communications. 2-36 NAVAL WARFARE PUBLICATIONS Naval warfare publications (NWPs) incorporate the results of fleet tactical development and evaluation programs and fleet and allied (NATO) experience. NWPs also provide information about the tactical capabilities and limitations of equipment and systems. NWP 0 (NWP 1-01) provides guidance for managing the NWPL and lists the publications contained in the library. FLEET TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLICATIONS Fleet telecommunications publications (FTPs) are the guiding doctrine of a NCTAMS for the communications area under its jurisdiction. To provide optimum communications responsiveness to fleet requirements. FTPs incorporate the unique communications procedures for the COMMAREA into a standardized fleet-oriented procedural document. FTPs are based on the NTP series. COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION BULLETINS Communications information bulletins (CIBs) are developed by each NCTAMS to provide reference information on specific tactical communications subjects. CIBs also provide communications operating personnel with communications procedural information applicable to a specific COMMAREA. NTP 4 lists the CIBs and their contents. SUMMARY As you have learned from this chapter, the naval communications establishment is quite complex. We communicate not only with other U.S. naval commands, both at sea and ashore, but also with other U.S. military services and allied nations. Before the messages that you send reach their destinations, they may travel through other networks in the Defense Communications System. We have introduced you to the basic principles of communications management, evaluation of both personnel and the work area, and duties of individual positions within the command. We have also covered various categories of messages that have both internal and external use in the message center.