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R 161322Z JUL 01 ZYB MIN PSN 428079J30
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N6//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
INFO CMC WASHINGTON DC//C4//
CMC WASHINGTON DC//C4//
 
UNCLAS //N05450//
NAVADMIN 176/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N6//
 
SUBJ/ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMANDER NAVAL NETWORK OPERATIONS COMMAND//
 
RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMANDER
NAVAL NETWORK OPERATIONS COMMAND (COMNAVNETOPSCOM) AS OF 9JULY2001.
COMNAVNETOPSCOM'S MISSION IS TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE NAVY'S GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AND SERVICES,
THROUGH ASSIGNED WORLDWIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES AND RELATED
CONTRACTS, WHICH DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE COMMAND AND CONTROL OF NAVAL
FORCES.
 
2.  THIS NEW COMMAND RESULTS FROM THE MERGER OF THE COMMANDER NAVAL
COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMAND (COMNAVCOMTELCOM) AND
COMMANDER TASK FORCE NAVY MARINE CORPS INTRANET (CTF NMCI).  THE
SYNERGISM CREATED BY THIS MERGER WILL PROVIDE A SINGLE ORGANIZATION
RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
NAVY'S VOICE, VIDEO AND DATA NETWORKS.  THE MERGER OF THE TWO
ORGANIZATIONS WILL OCCUR, IN PLACE, AT THEIR EXISTING HEADQUARTERS
LOCATED AT THE NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON, NEBRASKA AVENUE COMPLEX,
WASHINGTON, DC AND WILL INITIALLY BE COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN CHARLES G.
COOPER, USN.
 
3.  RELEASED BY R.W. MAYO, VADM, USN.//
 
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