NC3O

The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Organization (NC3O) was formed in 1996. Its main objective is to provide a coherent, secure and interoperable C3 capability to the <a href="/facts/NATO/dCeTddMY">NATO</a>.
The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Board (NATO C3 Board or NC3B), formed in 1996, acts as a board of directors for the NC3O and as its main policy body.
The NC3B meets every 6 months to review progress within the NC3O's two agencies, the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (<a href="/facts/NC3A/Wj5Dwob0">NC3A</a>) and the NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency <a href="/facts/NATO_Communications_and_Information_Systems_Services_Agency/swmmD9bs">NCSA</a>, previously known as NACOSA. The NC3B is supported in its work by the staff within the NHQC3S and the sub-committees.
There are two main parts within the structure supporting NC3O which are on one side the Sub-Committees and, on the other side, the Agencies and support bodies.
The Subcommittees are divided depending on their roles going from the more policy oriented (i.e. SC/1) to the more technically oriented (i.e. SC/7).
Every Subcommittee is divided into Working Groups (WGs) or Ad Hoc Working Groups (AHWGs) and every Working Group is divided into Syndicates. When needed, a Subcommittee can create a Syndicate depending directly from itself.

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