A 'Doomsday Plane' Was On The Ground In Turkey Yesterday -- Business Insider/Aviationist
Everybody knows E-4Bs are extremely important.
In the event of a war, a terrorist attack, an alien invasion and so on (hence the “doomsday plane” nickname), these aircraft are destined to keep the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other “decision makers” alive to direct nuclear (and conventional) forces, by receiving, verifying and relaying EAM (Emergency Action Messages).
One aircraft is usually airborne every 12 hours, with another one ready for departure with a 5-minute notice. If national command centers on the ground are attacked or unavailable, an E-4B is immediately scrambled: that’s why a “doomsday plane” was seen orbiting above Washington DC minutes after a hijacked plane had crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11.
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My Comment: This plane probably had the U.S. Secretary of Defense on board (he was in the region during this time). But it's presence .... considering how tense the Middle East is right now .... must have raised some eyebrows.
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