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Headquarters Emergency Relocation Team (HERT) was a subordinate unit to the
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(SAC) during the
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, poised to provide command and control (C2) of SAC forces in the event of a national emergency (i.e. nuclear war).HERT Development of Concept of Operations, History of 3D Weather Wing, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, 1 July 1984 - 31 Dec 1984 The personnel and equipment were stationed at
Offutt Air Force Base Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha, adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the 557th Weather Wing, and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the ...
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, with temporary deployment locations at the Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant, Grand Island, Nebraska.


History

The term HERT was superseded by Enduring Battle Management Support Center (EBMSC) circa 1982. The unit was redesignated 55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron after SAC was inactivated in 1992.


Chronology

*1970: OPLAN 109 for HERT is first developed. Mostly a paper exercise, OPLAN 109 was revised in 1974, 1975, 1977. *June 1979: participation in exercise GLOBAL SHIELD *April 1980: participation in exercise PRIZE GAUNTLET *June 1980: participation in exercise GLOBAL SHIELD *January 1981: participation in exercise GLOBAL SHIELD *June 1982: participation in exercise GLOBAL SHIELD *June 1983: participation in exercise GLOBAL SHIELD *Jan 1984: participation in local
Offutt AFB Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha, adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the 557th Weather Wing, and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the ...
exercises *Apr 1984: participation in exercise NIGHT TRAIN 84, alongside
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Weather support

The 3d Weather Wing (3 WW) was tasked to support HERT. 3 WW developed nuclear fallout procedures for
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(PACCS), and demonstrated Defense Meteorological Support Program (DMSP) Mark IV capabilities. Weather support centered around DMSP satellite data, local observations, climographic data and aircraft forwarded "air reports" (AIREPS). Future capabilities were to rely on Marine HF broadcast data.


Interaction with NPO

As the
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(NPO) mirrored HERTs command and control abilities for the civilian side of the government, coordination between the two were exercised during exercise NIGHT TRAIN 84, which was held concurrent with READINESS EXERCISE 84 (REX 84).


See also

* Post-Attack Command and Control System *
Continuity of government Continuity of government (COG) is the principle of establishing defined procedures that allow a government to continue its essential operations in case of a catastrophic event such as nuclear war. Continuity of government was developed by the Br ...
* 55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron


References

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