Those ‘Hegseth bodyguards’ are actually there for the Air Force’s ‘Doomsday’ plane
The Air Force's NAOC Security Forces team travels with the E-4B Nightwatch aircraft, not as personal guards to the Secretary ...
E-4B 'Doomsday' jet lands at Offutt Air Force Base after smoke emergency
An E-4B Nightwatch "Doomsday" jet left Offutt Tuesday night ahead of approaching thunderstorms. The crew declared an ...
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The Air Force awarded a $13B contract for its new Doomsday plane
The Boeing E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post is the current “Nightwatch” aircraft of the U.S. Air Force. With just four operational examples, the E-4 is the President’s survivable ...
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US Air Force $223 million 'doomsday plane' can survive nuclear blast
It costs nearly $160,000 per hour to fly the E-4B, making it the most expensive airplane the Air Force operates. And it's built to survive a nuclear blast. To prevent radiation, the windows have a ...
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Why spotting a Boeing E-4 plane in the sky could mean you only have five minutes left to live
The Air Force currently operates four E-4B aircraft, with at least one on alert at all times at the Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. They are typically used to transport the secretary ...
Offutt Air Force Base activates 95th Wing, centralizing nuclear command
The 95th Wing, said Col. David Leaumont, fills a critical need centralizing the management of the nation’s nuclear weapons.