The Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC) is a subordinate center of

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. It is responsible for planning and coordinating navigation warfare operations. The JNWC is located at

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Mission

The Joint Navigation Warfare Center plans, tasks, integrates, provides C2, and supports integrated Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) worldwide. Navigation warfare means the use of the "Air Force

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satellite navigation system by the

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and its allies, and attempts to disrupt the system by adversaries." Command and control is conducted day-to-day, through reachback capabilities and deployable subject-matter experts, in support of combatant commanders (CCDRs). Assistance is provided via the JNWC NAVWAR support cell, coordination cells, and deployable theater coordination cells. CCDR requests for NAVWAR capabilities are supported by United States Space Command components after decondition and prioritization of ongoing missions.

History

Established on 1 October 2004, the Joint Navigation Warfare Center was initially under the office of the

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, but in October 2007 was moved under the Joint Functional Component Command for Space, which evolved into United States Space Command.

References

{{United States Space Command Joint military units and formations of the United States Space units and formations of the United States Centers of the U.S. Department of Defense Military units and formations established in 2004