Col. Brian Golden explains the Nightwatch mission.
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Photos: On board an E-4B Nightwatch
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Maj. Ted DeBonis , left, and Lt. Col. Peter J. Amaral exit a E-4B Nightwatch at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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Two of the four planes in the E-4B fleet sit at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday. Air Force officials are seeking to raise the profile of the 50-year-old planes in an effort to ensure a steady flow of funding for the mission.
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Lt. Col. Robert Melsby prepares to pilot an E-4B Nightwatch at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
Climb aboard an E-4B Nightwatch plane
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Col. Jason Yeatts stands in an E-4B Nightwatch before landing at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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Lt. Col. Mike Moone, a navigator on an E-4B Nightwatch, prepares for takeoff Tuesday.
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Spare tires stored in a lower level on a E-4B Nightwatch at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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An E-4B Nightwatch aircraft takes off behind another one at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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A 18 000 watt parabolic antenna photographed on a E-4B Nightwatch at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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Cpt. Ryan La Rance explains his duty during a tour of a E-4B Nightwatch at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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A E-4B Nightwatch photographed at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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The tail of E-4B Nightwatch photogrpahed at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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Communication ports photographed on a E-4B Nightwatch during a flight t on Tuesday.
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Col. Brian Golden shows some of the bunks that people can sleep in on longer flights on a E-4B Nightwatch at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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Col. Brian Golden talks about the mission of the E-4B Nightwatch while on board the aircraft on Tuesday.
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Maj. Joshua Bohnert, a communications officer, sits down on a E-4B Nightwatch during a flight on Tuesday.
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Senior Airman Erkine Jones talks about his duties on a E-4B Nightwatch during a flight on Tuesday.
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The cockpit of a E-4B Nightwatch photographed at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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Military perssonel direct a E-4B Nightwatch at the Lincoln Airport on Tuesday.
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An on-board safe photographed on a E-4B Nightwatch on Tuesday.
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One of the printers on a E-4B Nightwatch is tied down so it doesn't move during fights.
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A phone and communication ports photographed on a E-4B Nightwatch during a flight t on Tuesday.
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Lt. Cole Swaley explains his role on a E-4B Nightwatch on Tuesday.
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Communication ports photographed on a E-4B Nightwatch during a flight t on Tuesday.
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Lt. Cole Swaley explains his role on a E-4B Nightwatch on Tuesday.
