National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Airborne_Operations_Center_(NAOC)
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf airborne command post
gptkbp:aircraftModel gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:basedIn gptkb:Offutt_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:callsign Air Force Nightwatch
gptkbp:canBeAerialRefueled yes
gptkbp:canOperateWhile in flight for extended periods
gptkbp:commanded USAF E-4B mission commander
gptkbp:communicationsCapability global
gptkbp:crew up to 112
gptkbp:designedFor survivability in nuclear war
gptkbp:enteredService 1980
gptkbp:features gptkb:conference
gptkb:food
medical facilities
sleeping quarters
work areas
hardened against electromagnetic pulse
advanced communications systems
gptkbp:fleetSize 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC)
gptkbp:mission ensure continuity of government
provide command and control for national leadership
support nuclear command and control
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Doomsday_Plane
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:US_Strategic_Command
gptkbp:operatingStatus active
gptkbp:partOf US nuclear command and control system
gptkbp:primaryAircraft gptkb:Boeing_E-4B
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Air_Force_One
E-6 Mercury (TACAMO)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:EC-135J
gptkbp:role gptkb:continuity_of_government
nuclear command and control
mobile command center
gptkbp:successor EC-135J Airborne Command Post
gptkbp:tailNumber 73-1676
73-1677
74-0787
75-0125
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Secretary_of_Defense
other senior military leaders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Emergency_Airborne_Command_Post_(NEACP)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7