scope:

The purpose of MIL-STD-6016 is to describe the approved standards to achieve compatibility and interoperability between command and control and communications systems and equipment of United States (U.S.) and coalition military forces employed or intended to be employed in joint tactical operations. This publication is to be complemented by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual (CJCSM) 6120.01, Joint Multi-Tactical Data Link (TDL) Operating Procedures (JMTOP), which will provide for planning and common procedures to be used by forces in the joint tactical environment using Link 16 as the basis for information exchange.