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National Emergency Command Post Afloat

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plans during the 1960s. It was one-third of a triad composed of airborne, ground, and sea-based assets.
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USAF Historical Division: "The Air Force and the Worldwide Military Command and Control System 1961-1965
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began alternating the ships in mid-1964, to keep one at sea and the other in port at any time. The
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approved the NECPA plan, directing initial operating capability (IOC) by 1 March 1962.
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was marginally upgraded for NECPA duties, since it was due for replacement; however, the
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United States plan for the shipboard continuity of operations of the government
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National Emergency Airborne Command Post, a similar concept in an airplane.
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to cover commonly used routes of Presidential aircraft. After President
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mission became obsolete, but no such conversion has been documented.
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Index


United States
Continuity of Operations

Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States Atlantic Command
cruiser
Northampton
Wright
United States Navy
National Command Authorities
Naval Electronics Laboratory
Washington Navy Yard
Washington, DC
USS Triton (SSRN-586) was considered for the NECPA role
radar picket
UHF
Waldorf, Maryland
National Military Command Center
Alternate National Military Command Center
National Emergency Airborne Command Post
Otis AFB
MA
Greenville, SC
Homestead AFB
FL
John F. Kennedy
Jackson, MS
Austin, TX
Lyndon B. Johnson

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