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This paper proposes an operational topology update message option to enhance the QoS (quality of service) of the combat data link based on KVMF (Korean Variable Message Format). The KVMF combat data link technology, which is currently being studied, should be applied to various weapons systems and should support a protocol for each weapons system. MIL-STD-188-220, however, the general protocol used by the Republic of Korea (ROK) Armed Forces, cannot guarantee the QoS under crowded network conditions due to the poor communication environment. To guarantee a high QoS for the combat network, this paper proposes a topology update message operation algorithm employing the piggybacking technique. To verify the proposed algorithm, a simulation was done employing OPNET. As a result of the simulation, it turned out that the QoS of the proposed algorithm was more enhanced than that of the existing option.