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Strategic Air Command became the major offensive arm for strategic bombing, long range ICBMs (intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, and long range aerial tankers to extend the already long range of the bombers on a global strike range. Both the bombers and the missiles had full nuclear weapon capability. Battle control was through the underground Command Post at Offutt AFB, NE and also through the Looking Glass Airborne Command post, EC135 aircraft which had a complete Battle staff including a General Officer aboard. On a SAC alert force Launch both bombers and tankers could be in the air on the way to a target inside of 10 minutes from the time a Klaxon horn sounded in one or more alert facilities at SAC Bases.

Strategic Air Command is no longer an active Air Force Major Air Command. The function of both SAC and also TAC, Tactical Air Command have moved to a new Command which is ACC Air Combat Command.

What does remain is US Strategic Command though which is a multi Service function and is located at Offutt AFB, NE where SAC Headquarters had been.

General Curtis LeMay is considered the Father of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and developed SAC into the major Air Command that it became as well as its First Commander.