34th Strategic Squadron
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The 34th Strategic Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 11th Strategic Group at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain. It was inactivated on 7 August 1990.
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Operation Looking Glass aircraft on runway at Offutt Air Force Base
MATS C-124 Globemaster II
Operation Looking Glass
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Looking Glass is the historic code name for an airborne command and control center operated by the United States. Since 2016 it has been referred to as the ABNCP. It provides command and control of U.
34th Strategic Squadron
…ability to meet the 15-minute launch window established for these planes. A SAC general officer and a team of controllers were on each flight. The first Operation Looking Glass mission flown by the squadron took off on 3 February 1961. In March 1963, the squadron was equipped with eight specially-configured KC-135As for SAC's…
A Boeing EC-135C Looking Glass
Gen. Richard Ellis, CINCSAC, in battle staff compartment, 1979
Early Looking Glass battle staff
Looking Glass battle staff, 1973