National Operational Intelligence Watch Officer's Network

Last updated February 03, 2026

The National Operational Intelligence Watch Officer's Network (NOIWON) is a secure telephone conference-call system between major Washington national security watch centers:

National Military Command Center
National Military Joint Intelligence Center
State Department Operations Center
State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research
CIA Operations Center
NSA Operations Center
The White House Situation Room
U.S. Navy Multiple Threat Alert Center

It is used for rapid evaluation of breaking crises.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Intelligence inside the White House: The influence of executive style and technology", David A. Radi, March, 1997, Center for Information Policy Research Archived 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine , Harvard University "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2007-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ Indications, Warnings and Crisis Operations", Thomas G. Belden, International Studies Quarterly, v. 21 n. 1, March, 1977, pp. 181-198

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[1] "Intelligence inside the White House: The influence of executive style and technology", David A. Radi, March, 1997, Center for Information Policy Research Archived 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine , Harvard University "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2007-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] Indications, Warnings and Crisis Operations", Thomas G. Belden, International Studies Quarterly, v. 21 n. 1, March, 1977, pp. 181-198

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