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Variable Message Format
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<p>Variable Message Format, abbreviated as "VMF" and documented in MIL-STD-6017, is a message format used in communicating <a href="/facts/Military_intelligence/VQJypEMT">tactical military information</a>. A message formatted using VMF can be sent via many communication methods. As it does not define such a method, a communications medium, or a protocol, it is not a <a href="/facts/Tactical_Data_Link/rU8ESYHG">Tactical Data Link</a> (TDL). </p>