Strategic Air Command

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major command of the United States Air Force military organization

Strategic Air Command was a major U.S. Air Force command responsible for America’s land-based strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile forces during much of the Cold War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Strategic Air Command canonical	34
Strategic Air Command (1955 film)	2
Strategic Air Command training network	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	major command of the United States Air Force ⓘ military organization ⓘ
abbreviation	SAC ⓘ
conflict	Cold War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dissolved	1992-06-01 ⓘ
hasComponent	Eighth Air Force ⓘ Fifteenth Air Force ⓘ Second Air Force ⓘ various strategic bombardment wings ⓘ various strategic missile wings ⓘ
hasEmblem	SAC shield with mailed fist and olive branch ⓘ
hasMainTask	aerial refueling ⓘ command and control of land-based strategic nuclear forces ⓘ nuclear strike planning ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ strategic deterrence ⓘ
hasMotto	Peace is our Profession ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Nebraska ⓘ Offutt Air Force Base ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
inception	1946-03-21 ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
nickname	SAC ⓘ
notableCommander	Bennie L. Davis ⓘ Curtis LeMay ⓘ John D. Ryan ⓘ Thomas S. Power ⓘ
operatedDuring	Cold War ⓘ
operatedFacility	underground command post at Offutt Air Force Base ⓘ
operatedWeaponSystem	Atlas ICBM ⓘ Convair B-36 Peacemaker ⓘ surface form: B-36 Peacemaker B-47 Stratojet ⓘ Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ surface form: B-52 Stratofortress Convair B-58 Hustler ⓘ surface form: B-58 Hustler FB-111 Aardvark ⓘ KC-10 Extender ⓘ Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker Minuteman III ⓘ surface form: Minuteman ICBM Peacekeeper ICBM ⓘ Titan II ICBM ⓘ surface form: Titan ICBM
partOf	United States Air Force ⓘ
reorganizedInto	Air Combat Command ⓘ Air Mobility Command ⓘ U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ surface form: United States Strategic Command
responsibleFor	intercontinental ballistic missile forces of the United States ⓘ land-based strategic bomber forces of the United States ⓘ
subordinatedTo	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ surface form: United States Strategic Command
usedStrategy	continuous airborne alert operations ⓘ nuclear deterrence by massive retaliation ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Strategic Command → formedByMergerOf → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress → enteredServiceWith → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

James Stewart → notableWork → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Eighth Air Force → associatedWith → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

McDonnell F-101 Voodoo → designedFor → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Offutt Air Force Base → associatedWith → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Offutt Air Force Base → wasHeadquartersOf → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

B-50 Superfortress → operator → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

VistaVision → usedForFilm → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Otis Air Force Base → partOf → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Travis Air Force Base → previousMajorCommand → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) → partOf → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

subject surface form: McCoy Air Force Base

McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) → usedBy → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

subject surface form: McCoy Air Force Base

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker → designedFor → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Operation Menu → conductedBy → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

United States Air Force Strategic Air Command → shortName → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

McCoy Air Force Base → controlledBy → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

McCoy Air Force Base → partOf → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Robert T. Herres → partOf → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Grand Forks Air Force Base → formerCommand → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Peacekeeper missile program → strategicCommand → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Fredric M. Frank → notableWork → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strategic Air Command (1955 film)

Fredric M. Frank → workedOn → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strategic Air Command (1955 film)

27th Fighter Wing → previousCommandStructure → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Convair B-36 Peacemaker → usedBy → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Weapon System 107A-1 → associatedWith → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Convair B-58 Hustler → primaryUser → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Walker Air Force Base (former) → partOf → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

subject surface form: Walker Air Force Base

Griffiss Air Force Base (former) → partOf → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

subject surface form: Griffiss Air Force Base

Commander of Strategic Air Command → hasOrganizationalUnit → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Commander of Strategic Air Command → responsibleFor → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

John D. Lavelle → militaryUnit → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Wheelus Air Base → partOf → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strategic Air Command training network

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base → controlledBy → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base → partOf → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, United States of America → majorCommandHistory → Strategic Air Command ⓘ

subject surface form: Fairchild Air Force Base

Frank Lovejoy → notableWork → Strategic Air Command ⓘ