TACAMO
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TACAMO is a United States military system of survivable communications links designed to be used in nuclear warfare to maintain communications between the decision-makers and the triad of strategic nu
A Boeing E-6B Mercury airborne, painted anti-flash white
A U.S. Navy TACAMO EC-130Q of VQ-4, 1984.
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.
TACAMO
…of strategic nuclear weapon delivery systems. Its primary mission is serving as a signals relay, where it receives orders from a command plane such as Operation Looking Glass, and verifies and retransmits their Emergency Action Messages (EAMs) to US strategic forces. As a dedicated communications post, it features the ability…
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