The eyes in the skies

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - The “Looking Glass,” an E-4B from the 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., performs multiple touch and goes here Nov. 6. The E-4B serves as the National Airborne Operations Center for the president, secretary of defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff or JCS. In case of national emergency or destruction of ground command control centers, the aircraft provides a highly survivable, command, control and communications center to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders and coordinate actions by civil authorities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

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