Satellite Database
You must have a valid ______ to access satellite resources...
SDB number
How many RSSCs are there?
4
This document is submitted by a unit's planning cell to request access to a satellite...
SAR (Satellite Access Request).
This document is usually submitted up in conjunction with a SAR by a unit's planning cell...
GAR (Gateway Access Request).
What was the name of the person who was SSgt Bommarito's sole reason for earning Distinguished Graduate during tech school?
Blacklidge...
Whose discretion is it as to who will be given SATCOM resources?
The Combatant Commander
Under whose direction does the RSSC operate?
The Joint Chiefs or Staff.
To which entity is a SAR sent?
RSSC (Regional Satellite Support Center).
What SPECIFICALLY does a GAR request access to?
DISN (Defense Intelligence Systems Network) and the DODIN (DoD Information Network).
What type of units did SSgt Bommarito warn you about that tend to have the weirdest types of people?
Intelligence units.
All SATCOM requirements must be documented and submitted for validation through what organization?
The Joint Staff.
To whom do the RSSCs provide access to the unified and specified commands on defense and commercial satellite services?
GMF (Ground Mobile Forces).
To whom will the RSSC reach out to if it cannot fill a request for Satellite access?
DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency)
What document will you receive if your GAR is approved?
GAA (Gateway Access Authorization).
How many fingers is SSgt Bommarito holding up under his desk right now?
0.
Where is a SDB number maintained?
The SATCOM database.
Where are the RSSCs located?
2 in the continental US (East and West), and 2 in the European and Pacific theatres.
This document gives the terminal operator specific parameters to operate on a satellite...
SAA (Satellite Access Authorization).
Name two categories of information that would typically be requested in a GAR.
IP Addresses/Subnet Masks
Firewall/Whitelist specifications
Router and switch configurations.
What animal is SSgt Bommarito's least favorite type of pet?
Cats.