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16-line message format. 16-line message format, or Basic Message Format, is the standard military radiogram format (in NATO allied nations) for the manner in which a paper message form is transcribed through voice, Morse code, or TTY transmission formats. The overall structure of the message has three parts: HEADING (which can use as many as 10 ...
Official Military Personnel File. Typical Air Force OMPF from the late 20th century. The Official Military Personnel File ( OMPF ), known as a 201 File in the U.S. Army, is an Armed Forces administrative record containing information about a service member's history, such as: [1] Promotion Orders. Mobilization Orders.
APD prepared templates for use in Microsoft Word 97 for members of the Department of the Army. There are a number of other templates and documents purporting to be templates on the Army's milSuite collaboration site. This page provides a scaffolding for other users to publish Microsoft Word templates. See also. Army Regulation 381-12 (U)
BLUF (communication) BLUF ( bottom line up front) [1] is the practice of beginning a message with its key information (the "bottom line"). This provides the reader with the most important information first. [2] By extension, that information is also called a BLUF. It differs from an abstract or executive summary in that it is simpler and more ...
Millions of emails meant for U.S. military personnel were inadvertently sent to email accounts in Mali over the past 10 years due to typos caused by how similar Pentagon email addresses are to the ...
The Automated Message Handling System ( AMHS) is an automated message handling system that can be used to process, store, and disseminate legacy AUTODIN messages as well as Defense Message System (DMS) messages. The term "Automated Message Handling System" or "AMHS" has not been trademarked by a vendor, but is instead a product category that ...
An Operation Order, often abbreviated to OPORD, is a plan format meant to assist subordinate units with the conduct of military operations. An OPORD describes the situation the unit faces, the mission of the unit, and what supporting activities the unit will conduct in order to achieve their commander's desired end state.
An air tasking order (ATO) is a means by which the Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) controls air forces within a joint operations environment. The ATO is a large document written in United States Message Text Format (USMTF) that lists air sorties for a fixed 24-hour period, with individual call signs, aircraft types, and mission types (e.g. close air support or air refueling).