What Time is it?? Its TACAMO Time!!! USN E-6B 164307 as GIRL13 performing a TACAMO mission (Signaling submerged balistic missile subs) off the West Coast "And I looked, and behold a pale horse.." #E6B #TACAMO #doomsday #avgeek #planespotting #USN #nuclear #aviation #AvGeek
January 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
April 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In today's episode of TACAMO callsign wordsmithery... hey! You aren't with SkyWest Airlines!
SKW5228 is an E-6B Mercury TACAMO using hex code #AFBFEE. There is a flight SKW5228 airborne at the same time using code #ADB7EE which, presumably, would mean a receiver issue/miscode.
SKW5228 is an E-6B Mercury TACAMO using hex code #AFBFEE. There is a flight SKW5228 airborne at the same time using code #ADB7EE which, presumably, would mean a receiver issue/miscode.
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
First E-130J TACAMO Airframe in Production
The first C-130J-30 Hercules earmarked for conversion into an E-130J TACAMO aircraft for the U.S. Navy is in production.
Story: theaviationist.com/2024/11/17/f...
The first C-130J-30 Hercules earmarked for conversion into an E-130J TACAMO aircraft for the U.S. Navy is in production.
Story: theaviationist.com/2024/11/17/f...
First E-130J TACAMO Airframe in Production
The first C-130J-30 Hercules earmarked for conversion into an E-130J TACAMO aircraft for the U.S. Navy is in production. Fresh on the heels of the
theaviationist.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:41 AM
First E-130J TACAMO Airframe in Production
The first C-130J-30 Hercules earmarked for conversion into an E-130J TACAMO aircraft for the U.S. Navy is in production.
Story: theaviationist.com/2024/11/17/f...
The first C-130J-30 Hercules earmarked for conversion into an E-130J TACAMO aircraft for the U.S. Navy is in production.
Story: theaviationist.com/2024/11/17/f...
U.S. Navy’s New TACAMO Aircraft Named E-130J Phoenix II
The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/08/08/t...
The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/08/08/t...
U.S. Navy’s New TACAMO Aircraft Named E-130J Phoenix II
The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993. After designating last year the selection
theaviationist.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
U.S. Navy’s New TACAMO Aircraft Named E-130J Phoenix II
The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/08/08/t...
The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/08/08/t...
Messing around with a game where you have to do a good job deploying the big bad news antenna from an E-6B TACAMO.
September 23, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Messing around with a game where you have to do a good job deploying the big bad news antenna from an E-6B TACAMO.
TACAMO Tuesday: "It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine" Edition. The USN E-6B Mercury #E6B #TACAMO #doomsday #avgeek #planespotting #USN #nuclear #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #aviationdaily #photography #nikon #nikonphotgraphy
June 18, 2024 at 2:50 PM
TACAMO Tuesday: "It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine" Edition. The USN E-6B Mercury #E6B #TACAMO #doomsday #avgeek #planespotting #USN #nuclear #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #aviationdaily #photography #nikon #nikonphotgraphy
It did the thing!
In today's episode of TACAMO callsign wordsmithery...
🇺🇸 LATHY68 is E-6B Mercury 164410 #AE041C
Lathy means "long and slender, thin or lathlike"
In today's episode of TACAMO callsign wordsmithery...
🇺🇸 LATHY68 is E-6B Mercury 164410 #AE041C
Lathy means "long and slender, thin or lathlike"
November 12, 2024 at 7:08 PM
It did the thing!
In today's episode of TACAMO callsign wordsmithery...
🇺🇸 LATHY68 is E-6B Mercury 164410 #AE041C
Lathy means "long and slender, thin or lathlike"
In today's episode of TACAMO callsign wordsmithery...
🇺🇸 LATHY68 is E-6B Mercury 164410 #AE041C
Lathy means "long and slender, thin or lathlike"
Yesterday a US Navy E-6B TACAMO flew a training mission over the Gulf of Mexico (!) with the track showing the characteristic loops indicating deployment of the miles-long antenna used to send launch codes to nuclear missile submarines.
February 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Yesterday a US Navy E-6B TACAMO flew a training mission over the Gulf of Mexico (!) with the track showing the characteristic loops indicating deployment of the miles-long antenna used to send launch codes to nuclear missile submarines.
Five years ago, I made a rather dorky observation of a E-6B TACAMO making orbits over the Atlantic.
I never would have guessed what kind of path that would have set me on. From partaking in a simple hobby to being involved with some of the biggest aviation stories.
It's been quite a journey.
I never would have guessed what kind of path that would have set me on. From partaking in a simple hobby to being involved with some of the biggest aviation stories.
It's been quite a journey.
December 14, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Five years ago, I made a rather dorky observation of a E-6B TACAMO making orbits over the Atlantic.
I never would have guessed what kind of path that would have set me on. From partaking in a simple hobby to being involved with some of the biggest aviation stories.
It's been quite a journey.
I never would have guessed what kind of path that would have set me on. From partaking in a simple hobby to being involved with some of the biggest aviation stories.
It's been quite a journey.
A Northrop Grumman -led industry team has been selected as mission system integrator for the US Navy’s next-generation E-130J Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalization Program 🇺🇸
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Northrop Grumman selected as mission systems integrator for E-130J TACAMO aircraft - Naval News
Northrop Grumman has been selected as mission system integrator for the US Navy’s next-generation E-130J TACAMO Recapitalization Program.
www.navalnews.com
December 19, 2024 at 12:10 PM
A Northrop Grumman -led industry team has been selected as mission system integrator for the US Navy’s next-generation E-130J Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalization Program 🇺🇸
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
🚨 The E-6B Mercury is U.S. Navy airborne command post & communications relay aircraft ("Doomsday plane") designed to connect the National Command Authority with the nuclear triad, particularly submarines (TACAMO mission) & ICBMs.
“DOOMSDAY” aircraft have deployed to MIDDLE EAST
“DOOMSDAY” aircraft have deployed to MIDDLE EAST
March 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
🚨 The E-6B Mercury is U.S. Navy airborne command post & communications relay aircraft ("Doomsday plane") designed to connect the National Command Authority with the nuclear triad, particularly submarines (TACAMO mission) & ICBMs.
“DOOMSDAY” aircraft have deployed to MIDDLE EAST
“DOOMSDAY” aircraft have deployed to MIDDLE EAST
The US Navy has formally named its next-generation Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) aircraft the E-130J Phoenix II, replacing the “E-XX” placeholder designation used since 2024.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=61403
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=61403
US Navy names new TACAMO aircraft E-130J Phoenix II
The US Navy has formally named its next-generation Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) aircraft the E-130J Phoenix II, replacing the “E-XX” placeholder designation used since 2024.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
August 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The US Navy has formally named its next-generation Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) aircraft the E-130J Phoenix II, replacing the “E-XX” placeholder designation used since 2024.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=61403
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=61403
If Trump is dead then check Flight Radar 24
You will be looking for the E4 and one TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) 707 in the Atlantic and the other TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) in the Pacific
You will be looking for the E4 and one TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) 707 in the Atlantic and the other TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) in the Pacific
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 AM
If Trump is dead then check Flight Radar 24
You will be looking for the E4 and one TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) 707 in the Atlantic and the other TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) in the Pacific
You will be looking for the E4 and one TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) 707 in the Atlantic and the other TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) in the Pacific
"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.." United States Navy E-6B Mercury departing Travis Air Force Base, #milair #TravisAFB #aviationphotography #Mercury #e6b #TACAMO #nuclear #aviation #AvGeek #photography
February 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.." United States Navy E-6B Mercury departing Travis Air Force Base, #milair #TravisAFB #aviationphotography #Mercury #e6b #TACAMO #nuclear #aviation #AvGeek #photography
Yesterday a US Navy E-6B TACAMO performed a routine mission over the northeast Pacific. The track shows the characteristic one-dozen loops indicating employment of the long trailing antenna used to communicate with nuclear ballistic missile submarines.
December 1, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Yesterday a US Navy E-6B TACAMO performed a routine mission over the northeast Pacific. The track shows the characteristic one-dozen loops indicating employment of the long trailing antenna used to communicate with nuclear ballistic missile submarines.
Northrop Grumman Selected to Develop TACAMO System for the E-130J
The U.S. Navy announced it awarded the contract to Northrop Grumman to conduct mission-systems integration for the E-130J that will replace the E-6B in the TACAMO mission.
Story: theaviationist.com/2024/12/19/n...
The U.S. Navy announced it awarded the contract to Northrop Grumman to conduct mission-systems integration for the E-130J that will replace the E-6B in the TACAMO mission.
Story: theaviationist.com/2024/12/19/n...
Northrop Grumman Selected to Develop TACAMO System for the E-130J
The U.S. Navy announced it awarded the contract to Northrop Grumman to conduct mission-systems integration for the E-130J that will replace the E-6B in
theaviationist.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Northrop Grumman Selected to Develop TACAMO System for the E-130J
The U.S. Navy announced it awarded the contract to Northrop Grumman to conduct mission-systems integration for the E-130J that will replace the E-6B in the TACAMO mission.
Story: theaviationist.com/2024/12/19/n...
The U.S. Navy announced it awarded the contract to Northrop Grumman to conduct mission-systems integration for the E-130J that will replace the E-6B in the TACAMO mission.
Story: theaviationist.com/2024/12/19/n...
"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.." United States Navy E-6B Mercury departing Travis Air Force Base under troubled skies, September 2025 #TravisAFB #Mercury #e6b #TACAMO #nuclear #cvvhrn #aviation #AvGeek #photography
October 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.." United States Navy E-6B Mercury departing Travis Air Force Base under troubled skies, September 2025 #TravisAFB #Mercury #e6b #TACAMO #nuclear #cvvhrn #aviation #AvGeek #photography
Why are TACAMO aircraft—which patrol over the Pacific and Atlantic as a backup system to transmit orders to our Trident subs—based more than 1,000 miles away in Oklahoma? Because in 1986, the Reagan admin reportedly ordered them moved there to reward a GOP congressman for voting to fund the Contras.
Tonight, an E-6B TACAMO deployment to the northwest Atlantic with clear track of over a dozen loops indicating deployment of trailing antenna to communicate with the nuclear ballistic missile submarines.
October 13, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Why are TACAMO aircraft—which patrol over the Pacific and Atlantic as a backup system to transmit orders to our Trident subs—based more than 1,000 miles away in Oklahoma? Because in 1986, the Reagan admin reportedly ordered them moved there to reward a GOP congressman for voting to fund the Contras.
A US Navy E-6B TACAMO (164409) flew a routine mission over the Northeast Pacific yesterday. The track shows a dozen loops indicating deployment of trailing antenna used to communicate with nuclear ballistic missile submarines.
November 9, 2024 at 8:36 AM
A US Navy E-6B TACAMO (164409) flew a routine mission over the Northeast Pacific yesterday. The track shows a dozen loops indicating deployment of trailing antenna used to communicate with nuclear ballistic missile submarines.
More “strategic assets” at Offutt AFB today: E-6B TACAMO, WC-135 Constant Phoenix “nuclear sniffer,” RC-135U Combat Sent, RC-135V Rivet Joint.
August 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
More “strategic assets” at Offutt AFB today: E-6B TACAMO, WC-135 Constant Phoenix “nuclear sniffer,” RC-135U Combat Sent, RC-135V Rivet Joint.
United States Navy E-6B Mercury 164404 departing Travis Air Force Base September 2025 One of 2 that day #TravisAFB #Mercury #e6b #TACAMO #nuclear #cvvhrn #aviation #AvGeek #photography #USN
October 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
United States Navy E-6B Mercury 164404 departing Travis Air Force Base September 2025 One of 2 that day #TravisAFB #Mercury #e6b #TACAMO #nuclear #cvvhrn #aviation #AvGeek #photography #USN