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  Figure 3-3. Regional satellite communications support center organizations
  Standard Tasking Process
  3-64. Request for support and products are made via the combatant commander or directly to the RSSC.
  RSSCs continually analyze resource assignments to make optimization recommendations to combatant
  commanders and users. Personnel at each RSSC liaise with combatant commanders, Consolidated SATCOM
  System Experts, users, and control centers to maintain situational awareness and respond to changing
  demands and requirements.
  3-65. A unit requiring satellite access submits a satellite access request via its theater chain of command—
  making sure the theater Service component is included—to the combatant commander communications
  directorate, Service, or Agency for review and validation. A validated satellite access request is sent to the
  appropriate RSSC for analysis and planning. If sufficient system resources are available, the RSSC develops
  a satellite access authorization, coordinates pertinent terrestrial interfaces, provides data for satellite
  configuration and control, and reports its status. If system resources are unavailable, the request is denied
  and sent to the combatant commander’s communications directorate to determine if resources can be
  borrowed or preempted from other users.
  3-66. Approved satellite access authorizations are sent to the originating unit authorizing operational
  access. Additionally, RSSCs direct and coordinate resource configuration directives with satellite operations
  centers to implement and monitor communication plans. Individual satellite operations centers have primary
  responsibility for monitoring and troubleshooting active networks.
  GLOBAL NETWORK OPERATIONS AND SECURITY CENTER
  3-67. Global Network Operations and Security Center. The Army global network operations and security
  center provides situational awareness and reporting for the Army LandWarNet. It includes the SATCOM
  transport layer which provides end-to-end communication services for applications within a layered
  architecture of network components. In this capacity, the Army global network operations and security center
  monitors the performance and operation of SATCOM ground terminals in support of the Army’s regional
  communications requirements. By assessing bandwidth, utilization, environmental factors, throughput,
  performance, and outages (planned and unplanned), they provide on-demand operational situational
  understanding of Army SATCOM communications in order to determine system availability and integrity.
  SATELLITE OPERATIONS
  3-68. Satellite operations maneuver, configure, operate, and sustain on-orbit assets and are characterized
  as either spacecraft or payload operations. Payload operations includes monitoring and commanding of the
  satellite payload to collect data or provide capability in the OE. They are designed to deploy, operate, and