The Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC), located at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, is a U.S. Space Forces - Space operational center and the Department of Defense's (DoD) Center of Excellence for Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR). Its mission is to enable positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) superiority for the DoD, interagency, and coalition partners by integrating NAVWAR across the Department of Defense. The JNWC provides expertise to warfighters, assesses navigation warfare capabilities, and develops mitigation strategies for operational vulnerabilities related to PNT. Key partners include U.S. Space Command, Combatant Commands, and other government agencies.
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To staff U.S. Space Command in fiscal year 2020, the Defense Department will transfer 587 military personnel and civilians from the National Space Defense Center, the Joint Force Space Component Command, the Joint Navigation Warfare Center, and other organizations.