Posted on 03/23/2018 1:00:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Judge Derrick Watson
[screams]
I know Travis became MAC in 1966, then I guess MAC became AMC (same mission, different name). I got out in 1974 and I know USAF has changed mightily since those days.
Crispy critters!
;^)
I entered Active Duty in 1976 and I was in SAC from then until they furled the SAC flag on 1 Jun 1992. That was the worst day of my military career. We went from being the pointy of of the nuclear spear, 24/7, 365 operations with aircraft and ICBMs on Alert and the constant pressure to keep them on Alert and to perform 100% all the time to almost nothing. It was sort of like being lost.
At the time of the SAC demise AMC got all of the tankers and at one point some of the upper echelon folks wondered if they would still be able to allocate any tankers in the SIOP. There are now some tankers back with the bombers so they are under direct control of a fighting command.
With the way things are going we may need to turn Global Strike Command back into a Specified Command and instill the esprit de corps that was the hallmark of SAC.
Didn’t anyone tell him that propane tanks rarely explode? They just send out a cool flame until the fuel is exhausted.
Nah! Just Calif. road rage./s
I’m thinking it will need some upholstery work and maybe a paint job. And a sale to someone who doesn’t want to see a CarFax. Hope the driver had a comprehensive policy on the vehicle.
I would LOVE to see the rebirth of SAC. Served two and half years in it and there was never a doubt of what our mission was and what was at stake.
I was just at Travis a few days ago. I figured it was just a matter of time, before there was an attack like this.
That'll teach those infidels!!!
Never served in SAC but went TDY to several SAC bases. Damn, they were sharp!
The thing I loved most about living on a SAC base was the 24/7 air operations. There was the continuous noise of jet engines from BIG bombers and tankers. If for some reason there was a lull in flight ops there was always the jet engine test cell where they were always running an engine. Everywhere on base you could smell burning JP-4 and to me that was an aphrodisiac.
I could look over at the flight line from anywhere on base and I could see the tail of a bomber or tanker taxiing and knew to expect the rumble, noise, and thick black smoke of the water burners as they took off. When driving around one side of the base there, just off the end of the runway, were the cocked bombers and the tankers, all fully loaded and ready to be in the air in just a very few minutes. Knowing they were loaded and ready to defend us was a sight to behold.
I have always spent my life looking forward but I look back at those times and remember what we were doing and the stakes involved and get a sense of satisfaction knowing that I was an integral part of winning the Cold War.
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