National Military Command System

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The National Military Command System is the U.S. Department of Defense’s worldwide network of command, control, and communication facilities that supports national command authorities in directing military operations and responding to crises.

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instanceOf military command and control system
abbreviation NMCS
alsoKnownAs NMCS
communicationType secure communications
survivable communications
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor high-level decision-making support
rapid dissemination of orders
domain conventional military operations
nuclear command and control
strategic command and control
function command
communications
control
governedBy United States defense policy
hasComponent communications networks
fixed command centers
mobile command centers
warning and assessment systems
includes National Military Command Center
alternate national military command centers
communications links to combatant commands
communications links to other key national command posts
communications links to unified and specified commands
location Pentagon
surface form: Pentagon (primary command center component)
operator Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf United States national security apparatus
surface form: United States national command and control structure
purpose support national command authorities in directing military operations
support national command authorities in responding to crises
relatedTo National Command Authority
National Military Command Center
nuclear command, control, and communications
responsibleFor continuous monitoring of global military operations
coordinating national-level military responses to crises
providing warning and assessment of strategic threats
transmitting emergency action messages
scope worldwide network of facilities
sector defense
securityClassification highly classified
supports Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Command Authority
surface form: National Command Authorities

President of the United States
United States Secretary of Defense
surface form: Secretary of Defense
timeInService Cold War era to present
user senior civilian leadership of the United States
senior military leadership of the United States

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JS associatedWith National Military Command System
National Command Authority communicationChannel National Military Command System
this entity surface form: National Military Command Center