Ham Radio operators train National Guardsmen
Eight Prattville Army National Guard members from the 231st Military Police Battalion armoury travelled to Fort McClellan for specialized training in ham radios in May 2014
The military is trying to bring back the use of HF or high-frequency communications in the service rather than having sole dependence on satellite communication.
With today’s email and cellphone communication, radios now are used primarily during natural disasters and emergency situations such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy when high cellphone use can overload the satellite system.
Special radio frequencies can communicate with emergency management agencies during such times.