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E-4B​






Mission
The E-4B serves as the National Airborne Operations Center and is a key component of the National Military Command System for the President, the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In case of national emergency or destruction of ground command and control centers, the aircraft provides a highly survivable command, control and communications center to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders and coordinate actions by civil authorities. The conduct of E-4B operations encompasses all phases of the threat spectrum. Additionally, the E-4B provides outside the continental United States travel support for the Secretary of Defense and his staff to ensure Title 10 command and control connectivity.

Features


The E-4B, a militarized version of the Boeing 747-200, is a four-engine, swept-wing, long-range high-altitude airplane capable of refueling in flight. The main deck is divided into six functional areas: a command work area, conference room, briefing room, an operations team work area, communications area and rest area. An E-4B may include seating for up to 112 people, including a joint-service operations team, Air Force flight crew, maintenance and security component, communications team and selected augmentees.





The E-4B is protected against the effects of electromagnetic pulse and has an electrical system designed to support advanced electronics and a wide variety of communications equipment. An advanced satellite communications system provides worldwide communication for senior leaders through the airborne operations center. Other improvements include nuclear and thermal effects shielding, acoustic control, an improved technical control facility and an upgraded air-conditioning system for cooling electrical components.





To provide direct support to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the JCS, at least one E-4B NAOC is always on 24-hour alert, 7-days a week, with a global watch team at one of many selected bases throughout the world.



In addition to its national and NC2 mission, the E-4B provides support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which provides communications and command center capability to relief efforts following natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes.





Air Force Global Strike Command is the Air Force single-resource manager for the E-4B, and provides aircrew, maintenance, security and communications support. E-4B operations are directed by the JCS and executed through U.S. Strategic Command. USSTRATCOM also provides personnel for the joint airborne operations center battle staff.



Background





The E-4B evolved from the E-4A, which had been in service since late 1974. The first B model was delivered to the Air Force in January 1980, and by 1985 all aircraft were converted to B models. All E-4B aircraft are assigned to the 595th Command and Control Group at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The 595th CACG aligned under Eighth Air Force October 1, 2016.



General characteristics
Primary function: Airborne operations center
Builder: Boeing Aerospace Co.
Power plant: Four General Electric CF6-50E2 turbofan engines
Thrust: 52,500 pounds each engine
Length: 231 feet, 4 inches (70.5 meters)
Wingspan: 195 feet, 8 inches (59.7 meters)
Height: 63 feet, 5 inches (19.3 meters)
Maximum takeoff weight: 800,000 pounds (360,000 kilograms)
Endurance: 12 hours (unrefueled)
Ceiling: above 30,000 feet (9,091 meters)
Unit cost: $223.2 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars)
Crew: up to 112
Date deployed: January 1980
Inventory: active force, 4; Air National Guard, 0; Reserve, 0

(Current as of November 2016)


Point of Contact





Air Force Global Strike Command, Public Affairs Office; 245 Davis Avenue East, Suite 198; Barksdale AFB, LA 71110; DSN 781-1305 or 318-456-7844; e-mail: afgsc.paworkflow@us.af.mil

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E-4B

The E-4B serves as the National Airborne Operations Center and is a key component of the National Military Command System for the President, the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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toxic avenger

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The E-4 is one aircraft that should always fly without the transponder. It loses most of it’s advantage of being an airborne command post when the entire world can see where it is.

Theoretically, if anyone wanted to lauch a surprise attack, they could bracket each E4 with a warhead in each compass direction of where the plane could be at their arrival time. Even if the plane turned off the transponder and changed direction, at least one of them would take it out. The E4s were not designed, nor are capable to fly near blasts. Four nukes for each E4, one for DC, one for Site R, one for Norad, one for Stratcom, one for Tinker. 21 nukes is all it would take for a decapitation strike.
 
Knoxville's Joker

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toxic avenger said:
The E-4 is one aircraft that should always fly without the transponder. It loses most of it’s advantage of being an airborne command post when the entire world can see where it is.

Theoretically, if anyone wanted to lauch a surprise attack, they could bracket each E4 with a warhead in each compass direction of where the plane could be at their arrival time. Even if the plane turned off the transponder and changed direction, at least one of them would take it out. The E4s were not designed, nor are capable to fly near blasts. Four nukes for each E4, one for DC, one for Site R, one for Norad, one for Stratcom, one for Tinker. 21 nukes is all it would take for a decapitation strike.
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Then the dead man switches automatically trigger. Here local there are rumors of hidden silos in Oak Ridge that reside under entire complexes that would pop open in such scenarios, completely automated silos/bunkers.
 
medic38572

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night driver said:
Nice write-up.

Only left out the fact that when that plane is wheels-up and call signed properly, there is at LEAST one Flag Rank person on board (General or Admiral) who has ALL of the authority he/she needs to do ANYTHING that the US NEEDS DONE if it is capable of being done.
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I looked it up and posted it because like over half of the members here didn't know what it represented and WHY it was a very noted thing! But the good thing is others like you are valuable in setting it straight. :D
 
Bogey

Bogey

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.”
Knoxville's Joker said:
Which means the feds are seriously spooked.
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This may have something to do with it.

More at the link httpx://news.un.org/en/story/2023/12/1145212

Security Council holds emergency meeting on attacks in Belgorod, Russia​

30 December 2023Peace and Security
A senior UN political affairs official condemned attacks against the Russian city of Belgorod, located near the Ukrainian border, as he briefed the Security Council at an emergency meeting convened on Saturday afternoon.

At least 18 civilians were killed and more than 100 injured in an attack on Belgorod, said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UN DPPA), briefing the Council on the latest developments.
Russia had called for the emergency meeting following reported attacks on Belogorod. Located about 40 km north of the Ukrainian border, Belgorod is home to more than 300,000 residents.
The emergency session was held less than 24 hours after the Council convened a meeting on Ukraine following large scale attacks by Russia against Ukrainian towns and cities.
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‘We unequivocally condemn attacks’​

“We unequivocally condemn all attacks on cities, town and villages, in Ukraine and in the Russian Federation,” Mr. Khiari said. “Attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international humanitarian law, are unacceptable and must end now.”
He said that even as the Council meets today, reports of new air raid alerts were also coming in from across Ukraine, including in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Cherkasy, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Indeed, just a few hours ago, the city of Kharkiv was reportedly attacked, resulting in civilians injured and civilian infrastructure damaged, he said.
 
AlfaMan

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The Belgorod attacks are an interesting point. I believe also South Korea and the US have some sort of exercises going, Lil' Kim has warned the DPRK citizens that nuclear war is imminent as well. And don't forget the ROC has presidential elections coming up on the 13th of January.

I'd be looking at TACAMO aircraft movements in this same timeframe. If they're up as well someone somewhere has opened a silo door at a site with a targeting here in the US we know about.
 
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desertvet2

Veteran Member
Sick or not, the fire hazard tree needs to be taken outside.

Every year we take ours down and set it in the snow outside standing up.

Remind our kids and us just how fast they go up in flames and how brutally hot it is.

15 foot flames...easy.

You feel HOT from the heat 30 feet away.

Be safe.
 
Wildweasel

Wildweasel

F-4 Phantoms Phorever
Millwright said:
Now I'm only seeing 6 military flights over CONUS.

One is an E6, the rest are just this n that.

Low count?
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All 4 E-4Bs airborne at once could have been repositioning the fleet to get them to scattered bases to sit alert at. If they're concerned something's going to happen, better to have the E-4s just having taken off with fresh crews and full fuel. And depending on what is happening they might not all launch at once, instead doing a rotation between aircraft to have one airborne at all times.

The E-6 being airborne sounds like a Looking Glass mission, doing its turn in the Looking Glass rotation schedule. Just like the 1970s and 80s.
 
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