1 WASHINGTON D.C. 688th Cyberspace Wingmen from the 38th Engineering Squadron provided direct support to the National Military Command Center in Washington D.C.
The Wingmen directly enhanced the joint staff and the Secretary of Defense’s execution of the NMCC mission by engineering and installing updated communication systems.
“For the past three and a half years, the 38th Cyberspace Engineering and Installation Group has sent engineering professionals to support the National Military Command Center in the Pentagon,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Schlak, deputy chief, N2C3 Division, Joint Staff at the Pentagon.
“They were able to design and engineer updates to networks that support nuclear command and control links between the NMCC, senior DoD leadership, White House leaders and nuclear forces in the field.”