Boeing E-4: America's Advanced Airborne Command Post
203K views · May 13, 2026 · Education
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@libertarian1637 · 4 months ago
The trailing wire systems are for low and very low frequency radio communication equipment. The low frequency doesn’t have the best fidelity of communication, having very limited message lengths, but can put out very long wavelength signals, which can penetrate much deeper into water than high frequency signals, allowing communication to submerged submarines.
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@fooman2108 · 4 months ago
The snack-bar in the middle of court-yard of the Pentagon has been decorated with a Bullzye for decades. It's name; THE GROUND ZERO CAFE (since that IS where the bad guys WILL aim to kill military leadership)!
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@TheRealEquinox · 4 months ago
I worked the plane a few times as ATC and they would fly with the callsign 'ORDER66' in a star wars joke.
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@browntown52 · 4 months ago
Thumbs up for Dr Strangelove reference
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@Mrs.Doubtfire007 · 4 months ago
My Dad flew on this plane 1978-1986 as an Electronic Technician before retiring from Offutt.
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@mitchellerickson9836 · 4 months ago
I saw an E4 in San Antonio and tracked it via ADS-B. It's call sign was ORDER66 lol
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@jlallison3 · 4 months ago
Somewhat little known fact: in the middle of the Pentagon there is a coffee hut that's called the "Ground-Zero Cafe". Gotta love the combo of entrepreneurial spirit and gallows humor.
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@schemage2210 · 4 months ago
Can you imagine the billions of dollars that were probably spent on jet fuel JUST to keep those doomsday planes flying 24/7 during Project Looking glass? Pure budgetary insanity.
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@timaustin5434 · 4 months ago
I worked in the looking glass. 135 crew chief
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@DR_Hiss · 4 months ago
"Nuclear Buggary" would be a sick name for an avant garde metal band.
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@trigirl48 · 3 months ago
When Simon suggested the DC-10 I literally laughed out loud. That plane is so notoriously dangerous especially back than. Just a guaranteed way to make sure the entire chain of command is removed in one go.
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