National Reconnaissance Operations Center
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The United States
' National Reconnaissance Operations Center (NROC) is the focal point for the National Reconnaissance Office
's current operations and for time-sensitive space-borne intelligence reporting for the United States Intelligence Community
(USIC). The NROC was created in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks.
NROC serves as a back-up to the Joint Space Operations Center
(JSpOC), located at Vandenberg AFB, California. New York's 222d Command and Control Squadron
(222 CACS) provides personnel augmentation to NROC.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
' National Reconnaissance Operations Center (NROC) is the focal point for the National Reconnaissance Office
National Reconnaissance Office
The National Reconnaissance Office , located in Chantilly, Virginia, is one of the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies. It designs, builds, and operates the spy satellites of the United States government.-Mission:...
's current operations and for time-sensitive space-borne intelligence reporting for the United States Intelligence Community
United States Intelligence Community
The United States Intelligence Community is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities considered necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the...
(USIC). The NROC was created in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Joint Space Operations Center
Joint Space Operations Center is a command and control weapon system focused on planning and executing US Strategic Command's Joint Functional Component Command for Space mission...
(JSpOC), located at Vandenberg AFB, California. New York's 222d Command and Control Squadron
222d Command and Control Squadron
The 222d Command and Control Squadron is an Air National Guard command and control squadron located at Rome, New York and Chantilly, Virginia.-Mission:...
(222 CACS) provides personnel augmentation to NROC.
See also
- White House Situation RoomWhite House Situation RoomThe White House Situation Room is a conference room and intelligence management center in the basement of the West Wing of the White House. It is run by the National Security Council staff for the use of the President of the United States and his advisors to monitor and deal...
- National Operations Center (NOC)
- National Military Command CenterNational Military Command CenterLocated in the Pentagon, the National Military Command Center houses the logistical and communications center for the National Command Authority of the United States of America. The facility, which is composed of several war rooms, is the principal command and control center of the Department of...
(NMCC) - Alternate National Military Command Center (ANMCC)
- National SIGINT Operations Center (NSOC)
- Defense Special Missile & Astronautics Center (DEFSMAC)
- Terrorist Threat Integration Center
- 222d Command and Control Squadron222d Command and Control SquadronThe 222d Command and Control Squadron is an Air National Guard command and control squadron located at Rome, New York and Chantilly, Virginia.-Mission:...
(New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
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