JWICS
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
JWICS stands for Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System, a military term abbreviation.
US network for top secret and sensitive compartmented information, used by the intelligence community and military intelligence units for classified communications and data. It is separate from both NIPRNet and SIPRNet.
Example: The analyst uploaded the assessment to JWICS for the combatant command.
Usage notes
Pronounced "JAY-wicks." Access requires TS/SCI clearance and a SCIF. A 2023 leak of classified documents by an Air National Guard airman drew scrutiny of how widely access was granted. The leaked material spread on a gaming chat platform.
Related abbreviations
More military term abbreviations
- IO – Information operations
- IPB – Intelligence preparation of the battlefield
- IRR – Individual Ready Reserve
- ISR – Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
- JAG – Judge Advocate General
- JTAC – Joint terminal attack controller
- KIA – Killed in action
- LD – Line of departure
- LES – Leave and Earnings Statement
- LOAC – Law of armed conflict
- LOD – Line of duty
- LZ – Landing zone