Advises the Director, Naval Space and Warfare
Command, of validated communications
requirements that may demand development or
modification of satellite communications
systems;
Formulates policy on, and exercises
authoritative control over, the Navy
Communications Security Material System
(CMS), and reviews or initiates action in cases
of loss or compromise of CMS material;
Serves as Department of the Navy (DON)
manager of leased portions of Navy dedicated
and common-user information transmission
systems;
Manages the Navy and Marine Corps Military
Affiliate Radio System (MARS) and coordinates
Navy participation in amateur radio matters;
Establishes, implements, and maintains the Fleet
Operational Telecommunications Program;
Manages International Maritime Satellite
(INMARSAT) communications ground
interfaces to naval communications for the DON
and handles any other commercial
telecommunications authorized by law or treaty;
Operates and maintains the NCTSs, NARDACs,
and assigned elements of the Defense
Communications System (DCS);
Serves as technical advisor to CNO for
communications/enlisted ratings (RM, ET, and
assists in career development and training for
these ratings; and
Serves as central design agency for
communications in the DON, performs
life-cycle management on Navy Standard
Communications Software components.
NAVAL COMPUTER AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AREA
MASTER STATIONS (NCTAMSs)
As we mentioned earlier, there have been changes
in the claimancy of NAVCOMTELCOM. As a result,
each of the former NAVCAMS has been redesignated
as a NCTAMS, and has merged with a NARDAC. The
four NCTAMSs are NCTAMS EASTPAC, Honolulu,
Hawaii; NCTAMS LANT, Norfolk, Virginia;
NCTAMS WESTPAC, Guam; and NCTAMS MED,
Naples, Italy.
The world is divided into four Naval
Communications Areas (NAVCOMMAREAs):
Western Pacific (WESTPAC), Eastern Pacific
(EASTPAC), Atlantic (LANT), and Mediterranean
(MED) (figure 2-l). All communications activities
within any of these geographical areas are organized to
operate under the operational control of a NCTAMS.
These master stations are the major sites in a
COMMAREA and are the primary keying stations for
that area. They are the entry points for Navy Tactical
Satellite Systems and also operate and maintain one or
more Defense Satellite Communications System
(DSCS) terminals.
The NCTAMSs have, as part of their organization,
a fleet telecommunications operations center (FTOC).
This is the focal Point for fleet communications support.
To support the operating forces of each fleet
commander in chief (FLTCINC), the authority to
exercise operational direction over all NAVTELCOMs
is delegated on an area basis to the commanding offiers
of the master stations. Operational direction is
decentralized down to the commanding officers of the
NCTAMSs. These commanding officers report to and
are immediately responsible to the FLTCINC.
COMNAVCOMTELCOM, however, exercises overall
operational direction to assure integration of the
worldwide system, taking into consideration the
requirements and priorities of other FLTCINCs and/or
higher authority. You should refer to the appropriate
Fleet Operational Telecommunications Program
(FOTP) manual for futher information.
Within the various NAVCOMMAREAs are
alternate NCTAMSs. They coordinate control of
communications under the direction of the primary
NCTAMSs.
NAVAL COMPUTER AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
STATION
A Naval Computer and telecommunications
Station (NAVCOMTELSTA) is a communications
station with the primary responsibility for
communications in a large specific area. This
responsibility includes all communications facilities
and equipment required to provide essential fleet
support and fixed communications services. For
example, NAVCOMTELSTA, Diego Garcia, serves a
large geographical area of the Pacific and Indian oceans.
It also includes facilities and equipments necessary to
interface with all other NAVCOMTELSTAs or
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