(U) Alternate Missile Warning Center (A/MWC)

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)

Overview: (U)
(U) The A/MWC is the prime source of missile warning data for USSTRATCOM for force survival and force management. In addition, it provides an alternate missile warning correlation center to Cheyenne Mountain Air Station (CMAS) for USSPACECOM.

Description: (U)
(U)  The A/MWC is connected to Cheyenne Mountain Air Station by a wide band link.  It is comprised of the integration of the SCIS, CSSR, and Command Center Processing Display System-Replacement (CCPDS-R) systems as well as numerous non-Cheyenne Mountain upgrade equipment and communications links into a two story, underground, high altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) protected facility at Offutt AFB, NE.

User Impact: (U)
(U) To be supplied.

Programmatics: (U)
(U) Operational.

Related Initiatives: (U)
(U) CCPDS-R, CMU Program, CSSR, NCMC-TW/AA, SCIS

Related Requirements: (U)
(U) None.

Related Categories: (U)
(U) C2 & Data Handling

Road Map Placements: (U)
(U) SURVEILLANCE AND WARNING.

Lead Office: (U)
(U) Air Force.

Date of Information: (U)
01 October 1995

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)