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=== Operation ===

[[Image:StaffSGTCRAWLEY.jpg|thumb|400px200px|SSG Gary Crawley, 1-12 FA, operates an MTS mobile station mounted in his vehicle in Iraq.]]

[[Image:SSGCRAWLEY.jpg|thumb|400px200px|SGT Jeremy Bennett, 1-12 FA, operates an MTS control station in the battery administrative and logisics center in Iraq.]]

MTS can operate anywhere in the world giving over-the-horizon communications to vehicles on the move. Messages are transmitted via commercial satellites in near real-time and vehicle locations are displayed on computers with NGA maps. All messages are encrypted end-to-end, including sender and recipient addresses for information security purposes. MTS operates over a variety of [[geostationary satellites]] and is designed to transition automatically from one satellite system to another, as required.