Chapter 6:
Strategic Aircraft Security
1.
TACAMO History
a. TACAMO is a U.S. military term meaning "Take Charge and
Move Out." TACAMO refers to a system of survivable communication
links designed to be used in nuclear war to maintain
communications between decision makers, National Command
Authority (NCA), and the triad of strategic nuclear weapon
delivery systems.
CJCS OPORD 2-CY Annex K, Paragraph 2 (CLASSIFIED)
2.
Components
a. The U.S. Navy Strategic Communications Wing One based at
Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), OK, contains two operational and
one training Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons (FAIRECONRON)
VQ-3, VQ-4 and VQ-7, respectively. Commander Strategic
Communications Wing 1 (CSCW-1) is under the operational control
of Commander, United States Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATACOM).
The Wings Alert TACAMO Relay missions are conducted at Travis
AFB, CA, on the West Coast and at NAS Patuxent River, MD, on the
East Coast. The Wing also performs the USSTRATCOM Airborne
Command Post (ABNCP) alert mission at Offutt AFB, NE.
6-1