Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Thornbury | 8th Air Force/J-GSOC | 09.17.2024
An aircrew of 625th Strategic Operation Squadron and 740th Missile Squadron pose for a group photo at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Sept. 17, 2024. The 625th STOS provides the targeting package for the Minuteman III, to the systems that simulate the ICBM’s flight, launch track and range safety coordinates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Thornbury)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Thornbury | 8th Air Force/J-GSOC | 09.17.2024
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Zeke Makarek, right, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron VQ-3 avionics technician, and PO2 Erica Heffel, FAS VQ-3 aviation electrician, await a taxing E-6B Mercury at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Sept. 17, 2024. The E-6B is a communications relay and strategic airborne command post aircraft, which provides survivable, reliable, and endurable airborne Nuclear......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Thornbury | 8th Air Force/J-GSOC | 09.17.2024
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Erica Heffel, Fleet Air Reconnaissance VQ-3 aviation electrician, hauls a cable from a generator to a E-6B Mercury at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Sept. 17, 2024. The E-6B fulfills the Looking Glass mission, which facilitates the launch of U.S. land-based ICBMs using an airborne launch control system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Thornbury)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Thornbury | 8th Air Force/J-GSOC | 09.17.2024
A U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury lands at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska during a simulated electronic minuteman test flight, Sept. 17, 2024. Airmen and Sailors from the 625th Strategic SELMs test the Minuteman III at multiple missile wings ensure function without launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Thornbury)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Thornbury | 8th Air Force/J-GSOC | 09.17.2024
A U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury arrives at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska during a simulated electronic minuteman test flight, Sept. 17, 2024. Airmen and Sailors from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, 576th Test Flight Squadron, 91st Missile Wing and Navy’s Strategic Communications Wing participated in the twice-a-year flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Thornbury)...
Photo by Christopher Hurd | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 08.08.2022
An E-6B Mercury prepares for takeoff at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. Aug. 8, 2022. The E-6B is at Air Test and Evaluation Squadron TWO ZERO (VX-20) for testing on newly-installed systems that support the Looking Glass mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Hurd)...
Photo by Christopher Hurd | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 05.09.2022
The first E-6B Mercury inducted under the new Integrated Maintenance and Modification Contract arrives at Lake Charles, Louisiana, May 9, 2022. The new contract looks to decrease average turnaround times from 19 months to six months. (Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman Corporation)...
Photo by Christopher Hurd | Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division | 05.09.2022
Members of Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) along with industry partners pose with the first E-6B Mercury inducted under the new Integrated Maintenance and Modification Contract at Lake Charles, Louisiana, May 9, 2022. The new contract looks to decrease average turnaround times from 19 months to six months. (Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman......
