The Navy Marine Corps Intranet is entering the last year of its contracted life. After 10 years, the network has become one of the most reliable and secure networks in the Defense Department after starting as a frequent target of ridicule for what some involved with the program characterize as justified complaints.

As evidence of the Navy’s continuing reliance on NMCI, the network recently gained more customers: the headquarters of Commander, Second Fleet C2F and the Second Fleet’s newly established Maritime Operations Center. MOCs are regional command and control centers that give joint and Navy fleet commanders an overview of their forces location and status, in addition to other information that help commanders make decisions.

The goal of using NMCI for the C2F MOC is partially to enhance decision-making through improved collaboration, but the need for increased cybersecurity was also a major factor, Navy Capt. Jeff Link, C2Fs director of command, control, communications, and computers, said in a statement issued by C2F’s public affairs office.“Working under tight restrictions and timelines, the coordination between the organizations involved in transitioning the systems to NMCI worked out extremely well,” he said.

via Navy lays course for Second Fleet migration to NMCI — Defense Systems.