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Wikipedia / NC3O

The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Organization (NC3O) was formed in 1996. Its main objective is to provide a coherent, secure and interoperable C3 capability to the NATO.

The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Board (NATO C3 Board or NC3B), formed in 1996, acts as a board of directors for the NC3O and as its main policy body.

The NC3B meets every 6 months to review progress within the NC3O's two agencies, the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) and the NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency NCSA, previously known as NACOSA. The NC3B is supported in its work by the staff within the NHQC3S and the sub-committees.

There are two main parts within the structure supporting NC3O which are on one side the Sub-Committees and, on the other side, the Agencies and support bodies.

The Subcommittees are divided depending on their roles going from the more policy oriented (i.e. SC/1) to the more technically oriented (i.e. SC/7). Every Subcommittee is divided into Working Groups (WGs) or Ad Hoc Working Groups (AHWGs) and every Working Group is divided into Syndicates. When needed, a Subcommittee can create a Syndicate depending directly from itself.

Structure

NATO C3 Board

Agencies and support bodies

NATO PKI Management Authority

Subcommittees

SC/1 - C3 CC SC (C3 Capability Coherence Subcommittee)

  • WG/1 C3 Policy

  • WG/2 C3 Capabilities

  • WG/3 C3 Interoperability

  • WG/4 NOSWG (NATO Open Systems Working Group)

  • AHWG/1 Maritime C3

SC/3 - FMSC (Frequency Management Subcommittee)

  • WG/1 Policy

  • WG/2 Military Frequency

  • WG/3 Technical

SC/4 - IA SC (Information Assurance Subcommittee)

  • AHWG/1 Cross-Domain Issues

  • AHWG/2 Technical IA Services

  • AHWG/3 Security Management Infrastructure

  • AHWG/4 Cryptographic Services

  • AHWG/5 Reserved

SC/5 - IS SC (Information Services Subcommittee)

  • WG/1 DataLink

  • WG/2 Message Text Formats

  • WG/3 DMSWG (Data Management Services Working Group)

  • WG/4 XMLSWG (XML Management Services Working Group)

  • WG/5 CESWG (Core Enterprise Services Working Group)

SC/6 - CNS SC (Communication and Network Services Subcommittee)

  • WG/1 Networking

  • WG/2 SATCOM

  • AHWG/1 BLOS Comms

  • AHWG/2 V/UHF Radio

  • AHWG/3 Secure Multimedia Conferencing

SC/7 - IDENT SC (Identification Subcommittee)

  • AHWG/4 NATO Mode and Mode S Identification

  • AHWG/5 Air To Surface Identification

SC/8 - NAV SC (Navigation Subcommittee)

  • AHWG NAVWAR

  • AHWG Precision Positioning Systems Certification