1. A system comprising: an electronic processor that performs tunneling of transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) packets over a tactical link using one or more tactical link messages, said electronic processor executes instructions that break up said TCP/IP packets into said tactical link messages; and said tactical link messages each comprising a header portion and a data portion in accordance with a tactical link protocol standard, said tactical link messages each comprising a first sequencing information in said header portion for sequencing said tactical link messages over said tactical link in accordance with said tactical link protocol standard, and wherein said electronic processor executes a TCP/IP tunneling protocol and places a second sequencing information in said header portion of said tactical link messages for deterministic reassembly of said TCP/IP packets, and wherein said electronic processor places at least a portion of said TCP/IP packets in said data portion of said tactical link messages.