An E-4B Nightwatch aircraft flys over the Navy Blue Angels F-18s during the 2009 Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show here, Aug. 29 - 30. The E-4B serves as the National Airborne Operations Center for the president, secretary of defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In response to an emergency, the aircraft can provide a highly survivable, command, control and communications center to direct forces, execute emergency war orders and coordinate actions by civil authorities. ( Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger)

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