TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) is a United States military system of survivable communications links designed to be used in nuclear warfare to maintain communications between the decision-makers (the National Command Authority) and the triad of strategic nuclear weapon delivery systems.

Who's Still Flying? • TACAMO pilots past & present • TACAMO FEs that are airline pilots • TACAMO Retirees flying their own planesLike, • Mike Davidson who is still flying Hercs • Coach Dennise Warren flies for Southwest • Michael A. Dudzinski Retired 1998, retired from a major airline (ABX Air), and have been flying with the US Marshals, “ConAir” out of …

TACAMO initially took flight with a Lockheed KC-130 Hercules shanghaied from the Marine Corps. Engineers equipped the aircraft with a very low frequency (VLF) radio transmitter and sent it to communicate with the subsurface force.

Apr 5, 2022 · The unique TACAMO mission profile also involves pilots putting the aircraft into a very steep and tight banking turn at slow speed, to ensure that the antenna for the VLF communications system is as close to vertical as possible, to …

Mar 29, 2024 · Among them were the first women TACAMO squadron pilots, Lt. Janine Igou and Lt. Sue Harter. Igou went on to become the first woman to command a flight training squadron. Over 40% of...

C-12 - Beech King Air transport aircraft flown by TACAMO Wing at Tinker from 1996-1998. Call sing Cowboy 27 and Cowboy xxÇ were flown by Wing pilots, NFOÇ as copilots, and flight engineers as crew chiefs under Navy Air Logistics Office tasking.

TACAMO Love Story: Pilot meets Navy Air Traffic Controller and now one of TACAMO'S most distinguished and successful veterans, parents, community servants, and fun couple!

Jan 10, 2025 · For the most part is seems like the pilots enjoy it though. And when you deploy to the coasts, do you actually get to do stuff or are you locked on base the whole time until it’s time to fly.

It may not be well known that the relationship between big wing, niche mission TACAMO, and Naval Aviation mainstream, the forefront of excellence in precision flying goes way back.

Northrop Grumman has been selected as the prime contractor to deliver nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Take Charge And Move Out (TACAMO) mission. The Northrop Grumman-led industry team will deliver the E-130J to relieve the U.S. Navy's current E-6B Mercury fleet of the TACAMO mission.