[MilCom] Fwd: [MilRadioComms] E-4Bs realign under 8th Air Force

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E-4Bs realign under 8th Air Force, 595CACG stands up
By Justin  Oakes, 8th Air Force Public Affairs

October 07, 2016

BARKSDALE  AFB, La. (AFNS) — The 8th Air Force has another aircraft in its 
inventory and  it’s not a bomber.

The E-4B, which serves as the National Airborne  Operations Center (NAOC) 
and is a key component of the National Military  Command System for the 
president, the secretary of defense, and the Joint  Chiefs of Staff, recently 
transferred from Air Combat Command to Air Force  Global Strike Command.

The Air Forces’ four E-4Bs, which are based out  of Offutt AFB, Nebraska, 
were commemorated during a transfer ceremony on  October 7.

“The Air Force is continuing on a path to improve how its  nuclear forces 
are organized, trained, and equipped,” said Maj Gen Thomas  Bussiere, the 8th 
AF commander and officiator of the ceremony. “The E-4B may  not function in 
the same capacity as our bomber force, but it certainly has a  role to play 
within the nuclear enterprise and seems only fitting that it  resides 
within the command responsible for nuclear operations.”

The  aircraft realignment is a part of a larger effort to centrally manage 
the Air  Force’s nuclear enterprise and supporting systems.

To improve central  management of the nuclear enterprise, Air Force 
Secretary Deborah Lee James  and former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Mark A. Welsh 
directed that the Air  Force create an organization with a clear line of 
communication between the  president and members of the nuclear task forces. 
Air Force Global Strike  Command was designated as the Air Force lead for 
nuclear command, control, and  communications (C3).

As a key component of the National Military  Command System, which keeps 
the president connected to nuclear and  conventional forces around the world, 
the E-4B fell within the restructuring  initiative.

Also acknowledged during the transfer ceremony was the  activation of the 
595th Command and Control Group, the 8th AF unit responsible  for the E-4B.

“The realignment helps us better advocate for nuclear  [command and 
control] and simplifies the chain of command,” said Col Robert  Billings, the 
595CACG commander. "One of my first steps as commander will be  to address 
manpower needs and develop the group.”


The 595CACG is comprised of four squadrons: the 1st Airborne  Command 
Control Squadron, which operates the aircraft; the 595th Strategic  Communication 
Squadron, which provides real-time, secure, nuclear survivable  missile 
warning and C3 capabilities; the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,  
responsible for sustainment and upkeep of the E-4B; and the 625th Strategic  
Operations Squadron.

“Ultimately, the realignment of the E-4B and  activation of the 595CACG 
marks another step in our journey to strengthen the  enterprise as our nuclear 
deterrent forces remain at the forefront of our  nation’s security,” 
Bussiere said.


AL STERN  Satellite Beach  FL
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