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SAC 75 #70 The technology and innovation of SAC transcended to the civilian sector but sometimes SAC took a hands-on approach. On 13 February … Read More

SAC 75 #66 With the ending of SAC operations in Southeast Asia one would think SAC could resume full attention toward nuclear deterrence. Looking … Read More

The dawn of the atomic age cannot be defined by a single event as the series of events that lead to it and those … Read More

SAC 75 #61 SAC participated in several bombing operations during the Vietnam War but not over North Vietnam’s capital Hanoi. In early 1972 President … Read More

SAC 75 #56 Also during 1965, SAC was phasing out the B-47 and KC-97. In 1963 SAC carried 613 B-47s and another 70 variants … Read More

SAC 75 #51 SAC was tapped to assist with photo reconnaissance over Alaska following an intense earthquake. On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, south-central … Read More

SAC 75 #46 In the spring and summer of 1962, SAC began expanding its Post Attack Command Control System (PACCS). The expansion would include … Read More

SAC 75 #41 With the ever increasing tensions and threat of nuclear war, CINCSAC GEN Thomas Power had begun airborne alert operations for SAC … Read More

SAC 75 #36 Between 13 March and 15 April 1958, six SAC B-47s were lost while performing LABS (Low Altitude Bombing System) training runs. … Read More