Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command
Shield of Strategic Air Command
Active1947–1992: US Air Force
1946–1947: US Army Air Forces
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeMajor Command / Specified Command
Garrison/HQ9 November 1948: Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
21 October 1946: Andrews Field, Maryland
21 March 1946: Bolling Field, District of Columbia
Motto(s)"Peace is Our Profession"
March"Strategic Air Command March"
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Gen Curtis LeMay
Gen John Dale Ryan
Insignia
Shield (subdued)

Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a Cold War-era United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command (MAJCOM) responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile areas of the United States military's strategic nuclear forces from 1946 to 1992.

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Clifton (2014-08-27). "Strategic Air Command March". Spotify. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  2. ↑ Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey. p. 232. ISBN 9780850451634.