Public Service Mission

VWS Public Service Mission Statement

Our mission is to expand our leadership and organizational infrastructure to assist and serve our community by providing communications assistance to emergency management agencies and public service agencies.

VWS Public Service Group Vision Statement

Our vision is to be a group highly skilled amateur radio operators, recognized as an effective and reliable organization that is capable of providing multi-mode communications for served agencies during emergencies, disasters and public events.

As part of our public service efforts, VWS contributes in the following events

Marine Corps Marathon

• Marine Corps Marathon
• Town of Vienna Halloween Parade Escorts
• James Madison HS  Turkey Trot 5km race
• American Legion Post 180 Giving-Thanks 5 km race
• and more

As part of our Emergency Communications efforts, VWS has established a Memorandum of Understanding with the Fairfax County Amateur  Radio Emergency Service (ARES).  See here

As part Emcomm efforts, we hope to expand VWS participation in:

• Fairfax County Emergency Operations 
• ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service)
  • See ARES monthly e-newsletter here
• AUXCOM (AUX-C)
• MARS (US Army Military Auxiliary Radio Service)
• CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams)
• other emergency preparedness efforts

We believe we have considerable expertise and resources to offer as back-up or even primary communications for a wide range of community needs, including

• local governments
• hospitals
• emergency shelters
• neighbors and friends.