SAC

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SAC is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Air Force’s former Strategic Air Command, which oversaw America’s land-based nuclear bombers and missiles during much of the Cold War.

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SAC canonical 5

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instanceOf major command of the United States Air Force
abbreviation SAC
commandStructure United States Department of Defense
conflict Cold War
country United States
dateDisbanded 1 June 1992
dateFormed 21 March 1946
disestablished 1992
domain air
space-related early warning and command systems
established 1946
garrison Offutt Air Force Base
headquartersLocation Offutt Air Force Base
locatedIn Nebraska
United States
militaryBranch United States Air Force
motto Peace is our Profession
nickname SAC
notableAircraft B-36 Peacemaker
B-47 Stratojet
B-52 Stratofortress
B-58 Hustler
KC-135 Stratotanker
notableCommander Curtis LeMay
notableMissile Atlas ICBM
Minuteman ICBM
Peacekeeper ICBM
Titan ICBM
linked to: Titan II ICBM
oversaw land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles
land-based strategic bombers
partOf United States Air Force
peakPeriod 1950s
1960s
1970s
positionHeld Commander in Chief of Strategic Air Command
precededBy Continental Air Forces
primaryAdversary Soviet Union
responsibility airborne command post operations
nuclear alert operations
nuclear strike planning
role command and control of land-based strategic nuclear forces
long-range reconnaissance
strategic bombing
strategic nuclear deterrent
standsFor Strategic Air Command
succeededBy Air Combat Command
United States Strategic Command
type strategic air command

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Strategic Air Command abbreviation SAC
subject linked to: SAC
Strategic Air Command nickname SAC
subject linked to: SAC