Nightwatches.

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During a time of world crisis such an exercise is perhaps unwarranted?

"The US Air Force lifted two 'doomsday planes' into the air at once"

From https://en.topcor.ru/ | 12 May 2023.

"The night before [11 May], two Boeing E-4B Nightwatch air command posts were unexpectedly raised into the sky over the United States of America late in the evening. Simultaneous presence in the air of two 'doomsday planes' is extremely rare, since the flight of one side costs the budget $ 400 per hour."

MORE LIKE $400 THOUSAND USD PER HOUR!!

"One of the aircraft made a circle over the southeastern states and circled over the Gulf of Mexico, the second made several circles over the Great Lakes in the north of the United States. The Pentagon has not previously announced any major events or exercises that could involve two Boeing E-4B Nightwatches."

Simultaneous patrol of several flying atomic command posts tends to create a degree of skittishness and unease. Activity most unusual causing undue concerns that something is being planned of a monumental nature .

"skittishness: noun | the feeling of being nervous or easily frightened, or nervous behavior"

See previous examples of such air missions that created at the time needless anxiety:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2020/10/mercury.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2016/11/airborne.html

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