MIL-HDBK-188
31 JULY 1985
FOREWORD
Originally, Military Standard 188 (MIL-STD-188) covered technical
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standards for tactical and long haul communications, but later evolved through
revisions (MIL-STD-188A, MIL-STD-188B) into a document applicable to tactical
communications only (MIL-STD-188C).
The Defense Communications Agency (DCA) published DCA Circulars (DCAC)
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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).
As a result of a Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) action, standards for all
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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-188-1OO series.
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Military communications handbooks are published in the MIL-HDBK-400
series, as a rule. An exception, however, iS this handbook (MIL-HDBK-188).
An Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USDRE)
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memorandum of 16 August 1983 (Reference 2.1; see Appendix A) directed that
relevant 188 series of military standards will continue to be mandatory for
use by the Department of Defense (DOD). Further, they are to be of uniformly
high quality, clear and concise as to application and, wherever possible,
compatible with existing or proposed national, international and Federal
telecommunication standards.
This handbook is intended to assist the achievement of the goals in the
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16 August 1983 USDRE memorandum by providing: a) basic and fundamental
information on the objectives, procedures, programs, and activities that
impact the development and use of the MIL-STD-188 series, and b) valuable
information and guidance to personnel concerned with the development of, or
use of, MIL-STD-188 series standardization documents. The handbook is not
intended to be referenced in purchase specifications, except for informational
purposes, nor shall the handbook supersede any specification requirements.
MIL-HDBK-188 consists of three volumes: Volume I - Standard Development
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and Use/Organizational Relationships, Volume 11 - Details concerning
Standardization Organizations, and Volume III - Selection Guide for Published
Telecommunications-Related Standards, Specifications, and Handbooks.
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