Which plane follows Air Force One?

Variously known as the Advanced Airborne Command Post, the National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC), the Survivable Airborne Operations Center, or more ominously as the “doomsday plane,” the Boeing 747-based E4B follows behind Air Force One when appropriate during a nuclear emergency, but can also provide invaluable ...



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