April 12, 2024
Strategic Air Command History Book US Armed Forces Vintage B-52 B-36 B-1 B-51
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Listing for Reference has great pictures that may be hard to find. Strategic Air Command History Book US Armed Forces Vintage The Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) was both a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense . SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) strategic nuclear arsenal from 1946 to 1992. SAC also controlled the infrastructure necessary to support the strategic bomber and ICBM operations, such as aerial refueling tanker aircraft to refuel the bombers in flight, strategic reconnaissance aircraft, command post aircraft, and, until 1957, fighter escorts.Following the fall of the Soviet Union , the Air Force instituted a comprehensive reorganization of its major commands. As part of this reorganization, SAC was disestablished on 1 June 1992. As part of the reorganization, SAC's bomber aircraft, ICBMs, strategic reconnaissance aircraft, and command post aircraft were merged with USAF fighter and other tactical aircraft assets and reassigned to the newly-established Air Combat Command (ACC). This included B-52 and B-1 bomber aircraft assigned to the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard , respectively.At the same time, most of SAC'
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