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Strategic Air Command
(Encyclopedia) 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…Strategic Command
(Encyclopedia) Strategic Command: see under Strategic Air Command.Offutt Air Force Base
(Encyclopedia) Offutt Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 1,907 acres (772 hectares), E Neb., S of Omaha; est. 1896 as Fort Crook, an army base. Converted to an airbase in the early 1900s and…Jones, David Charles
(Encyclopedia) Jones, David Charles, 1921–2013, American military officer, b. Aberdeen, S. Dak., studied Univ. of N Dakota and Minot State College. He joined the Army Air Corps at the outbreak of…Malmstrom Air Force Base
(Encyclopedia) Malmstrom Air Force BaseMalmstrom Air Force Basemälmˈstrəm, mălmˈ– [key], U.S. military installation, 3,573 acres (1,446 hectares), W central Mont., E of Great Falls; est. 1942. During…LeMay, Curtis Emerson
(Encyclopedia) LeMay, Curtis EmersonLeMay, Curtis Emersonləmāˈ [key], 1906–90, U.S. general, b. Columbus, Ohio. Commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. army air corps in 1930, he advanced…National Security Agency
(Encyclopedia) National Security Agency (NSA), an independent agency within the U.S. Dept. of Defense. Founded by presidential order in 1952, its primary functions are to collect and analyze…Omaha, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) OmahaOmahaōˈməhä, –hô [key], city (1990 pop. 335,795), seat of Douglas co., E Nebr., on the west bank of the Missouri River; inc. 1857. The largest city in the state, it is a busy port…Bombers: Boeing B-52
More than fifty years later, it's still flying by David Noland Boeing B-52H Specs Length: 156 ft Wingspan: 185 ft Empty weight: 172,740 lbs Max takeoff weight: 488,000…nuclear strategy
(Encyclopedia) nuclear strategy, a policy for the use of nuclear weapons. The first atomic bombs were used in the context of the Allies' World War II policy of strategic bombing. Early in the cold…Trending
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