Who is the termination authority of covered wagon situations involving the alert E-4B?

Who is the termination authority of covered wagon situations involving the alert E-4B?

• A. Installation commander
• B. NAOC commander
• C. DFC
• D. FPCAM

Answer: (B)

Terminating an alert posture for the E-4B NAOC is a national-level decision. The NAOC commander has the authority to end Covered Wagon operations because the National Airborne Operations Center is the presidentially directed, survivable command post and its alert status is governed at the national level. The installation commander handles base operations, not national command post activity. Roles like the DFC and FPCAM aren’t designated to terminate this asset’s alert status, so the NAOC commander is the correct authority.

Terminating an alert posture for the E-4B NAOC is a national-level decision. The NAOC commander has the authority to end Covered Wagon operations because the National Airborne Operations Center is the presidentially directed, survivable command post and its alert status is governed at the national level. The installation commander handles base operations, not national command post activity. Roles like the DFC and FPCAM aren’t designated to terminate this asset’s alert status, so the NAOC commander is the correct authority.