Airborne Launch Control Center
The United States' Airborne Launch Control Center (ALCC) is a component of the Airborne Launch Control System, the emergency back-up means of launching the United States' ICBM force. Specifically, the ALCC is defined as the station located aboard the ALCS aircraft from which missile preparation and launch commands may be sent to accessed LGM-30 Minuteman missile launch facilities (LFs).
EC-135 ALCS diagram showing the ALCC components
See also
- Airborne Launch Control System
- Post Attack Command and Control System
- TACAMO - "Take Charge and Move Out" mission of the E-6 Mercury
- Operation Looking Glass - Boeing EC-135 aircraft mission
- Emergency Rocket Communications System - used shared UHF equipment at Launch facilities
References
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