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...d DCA Circulars (DCAC) promulgating standards and engineering criteria applicable to the long-haul Defense Communications System (DCS) and to the technical support of the National Military Command System (NMCS). 3. As a result of a Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) action, standards for all military communications are now being published in a MIL-STD-188 series of documents. The MIL-STD-188 series is subdivided into a MIL-STD-188-100 series covering common standards for tactical and long-haul communications, a MIL-STD-188-200 series covering standards for tactical communications only, and a MIL-STD-188-300 series covering standards for long-haul communications only. Emphasis is being placed on developing common standards for tactical and long-haul communications published in the MIL-STD-188-100 series. 4. The MIL-STD-188-203 series of documents results from the JCS action requiring that the technical characteristics of Tactical Digital Information Links (TADILS) A, B, and C formerly contained in JCS-PUB-10 be updated and published in the MIL-STD-188 series. This document contains the technical requirements for TADIL A, MIL-STD-188-203-2 contains the requirements for TADIL B, and MIL-STO-188-203-3 contains the requirements for TADIL C. The MIL-STD-188-203 series of documents does not contain TADIL message formats and related information. These requirements will continue to be contained in JCS-PUB-10 and revisions thereto. It is intended that technical characteristics of other TADILs currently under development, such as the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS), will be included as part of the MIL-STD-188-203 series. IDENTIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION AGREEMENT Certain provisions of this document are the subject of International Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 5511. When a change notice, revision, or cancellation of this document is proposed which will affect or violate the international agreement concerned, the preparing activity shall take appropriate reconciliation action through international standardization channels, including departmental standardization offices, if required. MIL-STD-188-203-lA CONTENTS Paragraph Title Page 1 SCOPE 1 1.1 Purpose 1 1.2 Application 1 1.3 Objectives 1 1.4 System standards and DOs 2 2 REFERE...