belly button
n.— «We also have reach-back capability when we go to the field, since we’re the space belly button for whoever’s in the field—reach back to the SOC as it stands up and other space units.» —“Defense Department Spokesman Gives Briefing On Space Operations Speakers” by Keith Balts in Defense Department Political Transcripts by Federal Document Clearing House Feb. 17, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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