Which node is directly before NCTAMS in the SAR chain?

Which node is directly before NCTAMS in the SAR chain?

• A. COMMO
• B. FLTCMDR
• C. RSSC/GSSC
• D. NCTAMS

Answer: (C)

Understanding how messages move through the SAR communications chain and which node serves as the gateway to NCTAMS is what this item tests. In this chain, the flow passes from the unit’s communications authority up through higher command levels and then through the regional gateway before reaching the central Navy hub. The Regional Satellite Support Center, paired with Global Satellite Systems Support Center (RSSC/GSSC), serves as that regional gateway, handling satellite routing and interface toward the Navy’s central network. That makes RSSC/GSSC the node directly before NCTAMS, which is the central hub for Navy communications. The other options sit in different parts of the chain: the local communications officer oversees planning at the unit level and is upstream of the regional gateway; the Fleet Commander operates at a higher command level rather than as a routing node in the data path; and NCTAMS is the destination hub, not a preceding link in this sequence.

Understanding how messages move through the SAR communications chain and which node serves as the gateway to NCTAMS is what this item tests. In this chain, the flow passes from the unit’s communications authority up through higher command levels and then through the regional gateway before reaching the central Navy hub. The Regional Satellite Support Center, paired with Global Satellite Systems Support Center (RSSC/GSSC), serves as that regional gateway, handling satellite routing and interface toward the Navy’s central network. That makes RSSC/GSSC the node directly before NCTAMS, which is the central hub for Navy communications.

The other options sit in different parts of the chain: the local communications officer oversees planning at the unit level and is upstream of the regional gateway; the Fleet Commander operates at a higher command level rather than as a routing node in the data path; and NCTAMS is the destination hub, not a preceding link in this sequence.