Minimum Essential Emergency Comm N

The Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN) for the Air Force, aims to modernize systems to ensure assured communications connectivity between the President and strategic deterrence forces in stressed environments. The program focuses on the Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (Global ASNT), which replaces inadequate strategic communications equipment at bomber, tanker, and reconnaissance Wing Command Posts, Nuclear Task Forces, Munitions Support Squadrons, and Mobile Support Teams. The specific objective is to provide survivable, secure communication paths to receive and disseminate Emergency Action Messages (EAMs), Force Management messages, and Force Direction messages to aircrews. This includes fielding separate capability increments such as Extremely High Frequency/Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF/AEHF) capabilities and Aircrew Alerting System (AAS) capabilities.

The program also supports production activities including preparation and planning for depot standup, engineering activities, schedule preparation and planning, production configuration control, production roadmap activities, site installations, and Interim Contractor Support (ICS). Additionally, it addresses overarching diminishing manufacturing sources (DMS) requirements and may use procurement funding to address these requirements. The program's specific goals include supporting installation, ICS, and Program Office activities including planning for depot standup, engineering activities, schedule preparation and planning, production configuration and control. It may also involve purchasing necessary Electronic Security Systems (ESS) to provide Physical Security Level 3 (PL-3) protection for Global ASNT antennas and supporting initial Security Classification Guide (SCG) implementation activities.