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101 supporting GCC. There are three US-based GCCs, each with a focus on a specific theater, or multiple theaters. National Intelligence Support Team (NIST). A NIST is a team composed of personnel from DIA, NSA, NGA, CIA, or other national intelligence agencies that is deployed, upon request by a CFC, to facilitate the flow of timely all-source intelligence between his joint task force (JTF) and Washington during crises or contingency operations. The NIST concept is designed to create a dynamic flow of intelligence to and from the JTF operational area. The NIST provides reachback to national intelligence agencies and provides the CFC and his staff with knowledge of each agency’s resources and capabilities that normally does not exist at the JTF level. Team members provide a direct agency liaison for the JTF, and have an understanding of where to go in their parent agency to obtain the best support for the commanders’ priority intelligence requirements. AIR FORCE CONTINENTAL US-BASED SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS Headquarters USAF HQ USAF. AF/A2 and A3I are the focal points for coordinating the Air Force’s CONUS-based targeting and assessment reachback support. Air Force Network Operations and Security Center (AFNOSC). The AFNOSC provides the commander of Air Force network operations the means to ensure the security, integrity, and timely delivery of ISR information transiting the Air Force enterprise network. The AFNOSC directs activities of the Regional NOSCs and wing- level network control centers to ensure integrity of the Air Force segment of the global information grid. Health of the network directly impacts targeting capability. Air Combat Command (ACC) ACC Intelligence Directorate (ACC/A2) plays a large part in coordinating the Air Force’s CONUS-based reachback support, as many organizations involved are subordinate to ACC. As the analytical arm of the A2 staff, the ACC intelligence squadron will factor into the federated process. Operational or Intelligence Wings. There are currently several units that provide worldwide targeting support, helping to develop target planning products and geospatial intelligence materials for strike missions across the globe. These units maintain the only DOD-controlled image base production entity outside the NGA, collecting satellite and airborne imagery from commercial sources. Other functions include peacetime supervision of theater IOTs and some elements of non-continental US (CONUS) DGS units, and coordinating the Air Force’s tactics and reporting program. Headquarters ACC can provide commanders and planners more information concerning what the various units are and what functions they perform.