This is the flying national command center, a so-called doomsday plane developed and hardened to give the president the ability to continue leading the country in the event of nuclear war. The official code name is Nightwatch.
Indeed. When the president leaves the continental US on AF1 this and two airborne refueling tankers assigned to it go too. It's designed to remain airborne and operational for a full week with a staff of 112. Think of it as a flying presidential battle bunker where GEOTUS can directly control the military and nothing or no one can stop him.
This is the flying national command center, a so-called doomsday plane developed and hardened to give the president the ability to continue leading the country in the event of nuclear war. The official code name is Nightwatch.
So is it better than the regular AF1?
Indeed. When the president leaves the continental US on AF1 this and two airborne refueling tankers assigned to it go too. It's designed to remain airborne and operational for a full week with a staff of 112. Think of it as a flying presidential battle bunker where GEOTUS can directly control the military and nothing or no one can stop him.