The Strategic Air Command is the principal element of our long-range nuclear capability.

Among the items scheduled for acceleration in the near future are the Polaris and B70 programs, strengthening of the airborne alert system of the Strategic Air Command, and improved battlefield surveillance systems.

( The Senate, on its own, decided to provide additional B-52 and other long-range bombers for the Strategic Air Command.

In addition to these troops Belarus was the area of deployment for units subordinated directly to the USSR Defence Ministry and chiefs of different Soviet Armed Forces services, namely the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, the 38th Guards Airborne Brigade, the 11th corps of the 2nd Separate Air Defence Army, the 26th Air Army and also units and formations of the Strategic Rocket Forces, Long Range Aviation, the Navy and special forces.

The first problem that caused the pause in reconnaissance flights took place on August 30, an Air Force Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) U-2 flew over Sakhalin Island in the Far East by mistake.

The Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) distributed its shorter-ranged B-47 Stratojet medium bombers to civilian airports and sent aloft its B-52 Stratofortress heavy bombers.

The National Security Council, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) devised detailed plans for nuclear war against China.

* 1972 – Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history.

Strategic Air Command began deploying Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers and aerial refueling aircraft to the newly completed airfield facilities in 1987.

After completing his training, Powers was assigned to the 468th Strategic Fighter Squadron at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia, as an F-84 Thunderjet pilot.

* Strategic Air Command, a former operational establishment of the United States Air Force

* Strategic Air Command-The arm of the United States Air Force that was responsible for strategic power projection and control of the US's airborne nuclear deterrent.

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.

Source: Ron Mixer, “ The Genealogy of the Strategic Air Command ”, Battermix.

Within the United States, the USAAF was divided into three separate commands: Tactical Air Command ( TAC ), Air Defense Command ( ADC ), and Strategic Air Command ( SAC ).

SAC's original headquarters was located at Bolling Field in Washington, DC, the headquarters of the disestablished Continental Air Forces, with the headquarters organization of CAF being redesignated as Strategic Air Command.

He is assisted by the Deputy Commander and the Chief of Staff, who are responsible for Strategic Command and Land Force Command.

** Strategic Command-Strategic Command is responsible for all of the long term and strategic concerns of the RFMF, including welfare, legal issues, sustainability issues etc.

As of December 2006, Jones was one of five serving Marine Corps four-star general officers who outranked the current commandant of the Marine Corps ( General James T. Conway ) in terms of seniority and time in grade — the others being Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace ; former commandant Michael Hagee, commander of U. S. Strategic Command James E. Cartwright, and Assistant Commandant Robert Magnus.

The United States Space Surveillance Network ( SSN ), a division of The United States Strategic Command, has been tracking objects in Earth's orbit since 1957 when the Soviets opened the space age with the launch of Sputnik I.

The United States Strategic Command is primarily interested in the active satellites, but also tracks space debris which upon reentry might otherwise be mistaken for incoming missiles.

Strategic Air Command was created with the stated mission of providing long range bombing capabilities anywhere in the world.

The situation began to change on 19 October 1948, when Lieutenant General Curtis LeMay assumed leadership of the Strategic Air Command, a position he held until June 1957, the longest tenure for any United States armed forces commander since Winfield Scott.

The development of jet aircraft, specifically the B-47 Stratojet, was a key component in building the Strategic Air Command ’ s bombing capacity.

On 31 July 1990, SAC replaced the 12th Air Division with the Strategic Warfare Center ( SWC ), which provided operational command and administrative control over Ellsworth's subordinate units.

* 4th Air ( later, 4th Strategic Aerospace ): 16 June 1952 – 31 March 1970

* 17th Strategic Aerospace Division: 1 Jul 1963 – 31 Mar 1970

On 31 March 1946, Fifteenth Air Force was reactivated at Colorado Springs AAB, Colorado and assigned to the ten day old Strategic Air Command.

* United States Strategic Air Forces, February 1944 – 31 March 1946

As a result of the Strategic Defence Review No. 17 Squadron disbanded on 31 March 1999 and began the gradual drawdown of the base.

On 21 March 1946, Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) was activated and on 31 March 1946, SAC ’ s Fifteenth Air Force assumed operation of Kirtland Field.

With its leading players banned from most casinos and other more lucrative investment opportunities opening up at the end of the recession, Strategic Investments paid out its substantial earnings to players and investors and dissolved its partnership on December 31, 1993.

* Strategic Air Command, 1 October 1953 to 31 May 1992

Now with more aircraft on the base than there had been for some time, it was necessary to transfer the 98th Strategic Wing detachment as well as Detachment 1, 6985th Security Squadron to RAF Mildenhall, thus bringing to an end the SAC / USAFSS presence on 31 Mar 1970.

* Consolidated ( 31 January 1984 ) with the 72d Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Heavy, which was established on 4 June 1952.

The treaty was undisturbed until Ronald Reagan announced his Strategic Defense Initiative ( SDI ) on March 23, 1983.

The Strategic Defense Initiative ( SDI ) was proposed by U. S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983, to use ground and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles.

* March 23 – Strategic Defense Initiative: U. S. President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.

On 25 March 1957 Macmillan acceded to Eisenhower's request to base 60 Thor IRBMs in England under joint control, to replace the nuclear bombers of the Strategic Air Command, which had been stationed under joint control in the country since 1948, and were approaching obsolescence.

For almost 50 years, March AFB was a Strategic Air Command base during the Cold War.

On 1 May 1949, March became a part of the Strategic Air Command and the Fifteenth Air Force.

On 5 March 1965, the last test launch of a Titan I ICBM conducted by the Strategic Air Command at Vandenberg was successful.

The 100 ARW remained at Beale until 15 March 1983 its assets absorbed by the senior 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, which became a composite wing under the one-base, one-wing concept.

* 851st Strategic Missile Squadron, 1 February 1961-22 March 1965

The 3902d Air Base Wing was inactivated on 1 March 1986, and the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing assumed host-unit responsibilities for Offutt.

Continental Air Command was re-designated Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) on 21 March 1946.

: Redesignated Strategic Air Command, 21 March 1946

In March 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure ( BRAC ) Commission selected the 321st Strategic Missile Wing for inactivation.

* March 8, 1973 The 321st Strategic Missile Wing completed an upgrade to Minuteman III missiles.

: Redesignated: Strategic Air Command, 21 March 1946

In 2002, the waterway was identified as being of high priority in the Association of Inland Navigation Authorities report entitled Vision for Strategic Enhancement of Britain's Inland Navigation Network, and was one of several new projects highlighted at British Waterways ' Unlocked and Unlimited conference held in March.

To improve combat readiness, in March 1962 the 2ID was designated as a Strategic Army Corps ( STRAC ) unit.

In March 2000 the Strategic Rail Authority decided to reorganise the Valley Lines and Wales & West franchises, both being operated by National Express.

In March 2000 the Strategic Rail Authority announced its intention to relet the franchise from May 2003 with Connex and Govia the shortlisted bidders.

Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures, also known as Unlimited Adventures, or by the acronyms FRUA or UA, is a video game originally released on March 17, 1993, by Strategic Simulations, Inc. for the IBM PC and Apple Macintosh.

* 568th Strategic Missile Squadron April 1961 – March 1965

* 569th Strategic Missile Squadron June 1961 – March 1965

* 850th Strategic Missile Squadron June 1960 – March 1965

* 851st Strategic Missile Squadron February 1961 – March 1965