Posted on 06/18/2025 4:48:55 AM PDT by Nifty
A U.S. Air Force E-4B “Nightwatch” aircraft — commonly known as the “Doomsday Plane” — landed at Joint Base Andrews late Tuesday night following a highly irregular flight path from Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The flight sparked speculation given the plane's historical role during major national or global crises.
Formally designated as the National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC), the E-4B is built to serve as a mobile command post for the President and top military officials in the event of nuclear war or other catastrophic events.
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Oh no! Not the “Doomsday Machine”!
Prudent move.
DefCon y’all
It’s almost as if people expect President Trump to be as incompetent as Democrats.
There will be unexpected and unpredictable events as this Iranian crisis unfolds and resolves. Iran may have some form of crude nuclear weapon put together and may try to use it in its extremis of being destroyed. Other bad actors may step in with threats and erratic dangerous actions with little time to consider and respond to. Alliances will be strained. Conventional wisdom may not traditionally apply. Buckle up.
Flown by Dick Dastardly!
A lot of Hype.
Of course.
My mild ridicule was directed at the people who say “OMG! THE DOOMSDAY PLANE HAS FLOWN TO ANDREWS AFB!”
They probably do it all the time for all kinds of reasons ranging from training purposes to developing global situations.
Like this one.
The Government best be ready for anything. Trump is a bold crap shooter. He might pull this off as long as he doesn’t listen to the warpigs. We should be ready for anything. Like: 1. Terrorist cells trying bold moves to assassinate leaders or shoot up the public. 2. Wreck trains or destroy bridges. 3. Blow up refineries and oil establishments. We must all keep our eyes open. Like it or not—we are at war.
THERE’S NO FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM!
If they close the Strait of Hormuz, we will all feel it. Other Muslim countries in the ME could get involved. Our country has been flooded with illegals from all over the place. Terror cells inside the US are waiting for a reason.
This plane has been ordered? No panic there I presume. Under these circumstances it isn’t particularly fair to ask people not to be concerned.
Yes. That is good advice. A lot of people are unable to to do that, though. I have sympathy for them to a degree, because they are often just mentally fragile.
That dynamic is widespread throughout the Left, but as we have seen, there are people on this very forum who are incapable of that as well.
We should all be concerned and pay attention. Imagine if this took place while Biden...or Obama were President. Well, not too hard to imagine. They want Iran to have nuclear weapons. To them, like income, it is a “right” that we have no business in interfering in.
That mindset is an abomination when it is healthcare or income, but it is a frightening concept with nuclear or biological weapons, especially in the hands of men like the Iranian mullahs.
In the Navy, they have a phrase “Keep a steady strain” which dates back to the days of sail. It referred to managing the state of the sails.
Basically, it means “don’t get too high, don’t get too low”.
Strange article...Speculating on whether the president would be on board. The plane was landing at Andrews from Louisiana - why would the president be on board when it landed?
Last time it was used was on 9/11/01 - where would it have been on that day? Unless it is always in the air, there wouldn’t have been time when the president got word of the terrorist act that day for him to board in FL back to DC via NE. If he had, that would have been in the news just like this was, wouldn’t it?
I don’t believe the dynamic is that people should not be “concerned”.
We should, all of us, from you and I up to the President of The United States SHOULD be “concerned”.
But the deployment of the E-4B to Andrews is part of a script that the government follows and trains for. This is no different.
I take issue with the “Doomsday Plane” verbiage which is meant intentionally to ramp up anxiety and get clicks.
Possible. Under the circumstances it could very well be needed.
I remember this is the same scenario that happened with Bush.
Oh well, I guess we can hang onto our chairs and shut up.
I concur with your thought pretty much.
However, the one very bright shining fact to date is that Iran can’t do anything but fire missiles at Israel. The missiles are “targeted” but the radius of the target is quite large. A small percentage is actually reaching the ground. The IAF is relentlessly targeting the missile launchers and degrading even that Iranian kinetic capability.
It is reported that the Israeli missile defense efforts are being complimented by the USA, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Iran is facing a heavy defensive head wind.
The Iranian command structure and the nuclear operative structure has been severely degraded. The old man has lost his underlings and their capability to implement his commands.
The current situation is a far piece away from what it was just 5 days ago. The ability of the government and the military to function is severely degraded and is being degraded more and more as the IAF has total control of the air.
“Doomsday Plane”
ummmm, sexy.
I’m not saying we have to shut up. But the context is important.
I view this quite differently than what happened with Iraq and Afghanistan.
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