Editing MIL-STD-188 (section)

==Evolution==
When first developed, Military Standard 188 covered technical standards for tactical and [[long-haul communications]], but as it was revised (MIL-STD-188A, MIL-STD-188B) it became a document applicable to [[tactical communications]] only (MIL-STD-188C 24 Nov 1969<ref>{{cite web |title=MIL-STD-188C |url=https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=35567 |website=ASSIST Quicksearch |publisher=DoD |access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>).<ref name="June, 1988">{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/defense/MS188146.htm|title=Military Standard: Interoperability And Performance Standards For Satellite Communications|date=June 15, 1988 |access-date=January 12, 2007 }}</ref> The [[Defense Information Systems Agency]] published circulars which announced both standards and engineering criteria relating to the long-haul Defense Communications System and to the technical support of the [[Worldwide Military Command and Control System]].<ref name="June, 1988"/> In line with a decision by the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], these standards are published in the MIL-STD-188 series of documents. This 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."<ref name="June, 1988"/>

The MIL-STD-188 series standards are encompassed by the DoD's [[Joint Technical Architecture]].<ref>{{cite web| pages=31 note 2|url= http://www.fas.org/irp/program/core/rr.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.fas.org/irp/program/core/rr.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Roles and Responsibilities Panel Report|date=November 17, 1997 |access-date=January 12, 2007 }}</ref>