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Strategic Air Command

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Strategic Air Command (SAC), former command of the U.S. air force (see Air Force, United States Department of the ) charged with organizing, training, equipping, administering, and preparing strategic air forces for combat; it was headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base . From 1946 to 1992, SAC controlled most U.S. strategic nuclear weapons . Its bombers and guided missiles played a key role in the nuclear strategy of the cold war .

SAC was abolished in 1992 as part of the reorganization of the Department of Defense, and the Strategic Command was created. The Space Command was merged into the Strategic Command in 2002. The interservice Strategic Command, also based at Offutt, now coordinates nuclear plans for both the U.S. air force and navy and oversees all U.S. nuclear forces, conducts reconnaissance for strategic targets, oversees the radar and satellites that detect ballistic missile launches, and protects military computers and networks and conducts cyberwarfare.

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Strategic Air Command

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

Strategic Air Command SAC an offensive command of the U.S. Air Force created in March 1946 and located at Offutt AFB in Nebraska, intended to deter possible aggressors from attacking the United States. SAC had numerous bases around the world by the late 1950s, in order to have bases as close to potential enemies, as well as numerous bases across the United States, to keep its aircraft as widely dispersed as possible. In June 1992, SAC was replaced by the U.S. Strategic Command(STRATCOM).

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SAC

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

SAC sæk abbr.
1. Senior Aircraftman.

2. Strategic Air Command.

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SAC

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

SAC / sak/ • abbr. Strategic Air Command.

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