Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing The United States Air Force ' s Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing ( MCSW ) is an organization headquartered at Los Angeles AFB , California . It is one of several wings and other units that make up the Air Force Space Command ' s Space and Missile Systems Center ( SMC ) . Mission . The MCSW develops , acquires , and sustains space - enabled , global communications capabilities to support national objectives . Organization . MCSW has five groups and one squadron which deliver three primary Satellite Communications ( SATCOM ) product lines : The Protected Communications Group provides the United States Department of Defense ( DoD ) survivable , global , secure , protected , jam - resistant communications for high priority military ground , sea , and air assets . The group provides operations and sustainment support to the on - orbit Milstar Communications satellite constellation . In addition , the group executes the $ 6 . 7B Advanced Extremely High Frequency ( AEHF ) and $ 1 . 2B Enhanced Polar SATCOM ( EPS ) programs . The user equipment or terminals for the DoD protected communication systems in the currently operational Milstar Command Post Terminal ( CPT ) and $ 3 . 2B Family of Advanced Beyond - Line - of - Sight Terminals ( FAB - T ) development program . The Wideband Communication Group provides worldwide , high - volume , voice and data communications to the warfighter . The group provides operations and sustainment support for the on - orbit Defense Satellite Communications System ( DSCS ) constellation . In addition the group executes the $ 1 . 9B Wideband Global SATCOM system ( WGS ) and $ 0 . 9B Global Broadcast Service ( GBS ) . Wideband communication terminals include the Ground Multi - band Terminal ( GMT ) , the High Data Rate - Radio Frequency ( HDR - RF ) ground terminal program which is an evolutionary upgrade to the GMT , and the FAB - T Increment 2 . The Transformational Satellite Communications System ( TSAT ) was the DoD ' s future MILSATCOM System . The $ 24 . 0B TSAT system was meant to provide real - time connectivity of all Global Information Grid ( GIG ) assets ; provide Battle Command - On - The - Move capability for Small Mobile Units ; worldwide persistent connectivity of high / low resolution Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance ; and survivable communications for Strategic Forces . The TSAT program office consisted of the TSAT Network Integration Group , the TSAT Space Group and the TSAT Mission Operations Group . Currently , this program appears to have been canceled . Satellite command and control system development for all MILSATCOM systems is the responsibility of the MILSATCOM C2 Squadron . The squadron directs the Command and Control System - Consolidated ( CCS - C ) program , the command and control system of record for Milstar , DSCS , and WGS satellites currently on - orbit . Ultimately , CCS - C will control over 26 military communications satellites across four families , including DSCS ; Milstar ; WGS ; and AEHF System , using state - of - the - art commercial telemetry , tracking and commanding ( TT & C ) technology . History . Previously known as the MILSATCOM Joint Program Office ( MJPO ) , the Space & Missile Systems Center established the MILSATCOM Systems Wing on 1 August 2006 . The team is made up of joint - service military , government civilians , The Aerospace Corporation , MITRE , MIT Lincoln Laboratory , Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance ( SETA ) , National Security Agency ( NSA ) , MCSW ' s industrial partners and the contract work force that support them .