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TEAM 58 STRATEGIC SERVICES

CONNECTING THE JOINT WARFIGHTER ACROSS 2/3 OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE!



Facility Control Office Mission Statement

• FCO-Okinawa is the highest level of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) control within Okinawa Japan and acts as an interface between subordinate GIG facilities and higher-level DISA elements. FCO-Okinawa provides operational control and supervision over the Tech Controls, SCF’s, PTF’s, switching centers, satellite earth terminals, operations and maintenance activities, and contract maintenance agencies. FCO-Okinawa also gathers information from subordinate facilities and relays the information to higher-level DISA elements, as well as passing operational direction from the DISA elements to subordinate units. Serves as the C2 element for all battalion operations.

• Facility Control Office..................... 641-3277/4210



Technical Control Mission Statement

• Controls and monitors all DISN services in the pacific theater that traverse Okinawa in the support of the joint Warfighter, unified combatant commanders and national agencies. Operates and maintains the Joint Warfighter Inter-base Telecommunications (JWIT) Network that interconnects STEP/Teleport, the DISN Core and all bases on Okinawa.

• Tech Control................................... 641-5851/2400



SATCOM

Provides the Joint Warfighter global satellite communications connectivity to the DISN Core via a DoD Gateway.  Provides project management to install, operate, and maintain satellite communications assets (DSCS, MILSTAR) assigned to the 58th Signal Battalion.

• SATCOM........................................ 641-2682/2666



DSN

Provides reliable end to end common user and dedicated telephone service, voice-band data, and video teleconference (VTC) for C2 and non C2 DoD authorized users in support of the Warfighter, unified combatant commanders and national agencies.  Provides spectrum management for US Army units in Okinawa for Telephone service, allocation, and use

• DSN............................................... 641-2761/2748



Military Affiliated Radio Station (MARS)

Provides worldwide high frequency Military Affiliate Radio System communications.  Sends and receives MARSGRAMS as requested.  Serves as contingency communications.

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