The secondary NMCS command node is the USSTRATCOM Global Operations Center (GOC), and its airborne survivable backup is the ____________.

• A. NAOC
• B. ABNCP
• C. NMCC
• D. GIG

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is how NMCS continuity relies on an airborne survivable backup to keep command and control working if ground facilities are compromised. The Global Operations Center serves as the secondary NMCS command node, and its airborne survivable backup is the Airborne National Command Post. This airborne platform is specifically designed to remain mobile and resilient, preserving NMCS functions—keeping communications and command flow intact even when land-based centers are unavailable.

Ground-based options like NAOC (a permanent alternate ops center) and NMCC (the primary center at the Pentagon) aren’t the airborne backup, and GIG is the network that supports communications rather than a command post. Hence, the airborne survivable backup for the GOC is the Airborne National Command Post.