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Strategic Air Command

American  

noun

  1. a U.S. Air Force command charged with intercontinental air strikes, especially nuclear attacks.


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She was the first female to command an all-male squadron with the Strategic Air Command.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2021

The Strategic Air Command raised its nuclear alert levels to the highest level.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2021

So, on the way to getting a judgment on that I served at an Air Base in California called Castle Air Base, which was the training base for Strategic Air Command.

From MSNBC • Oct. 9, 2019

When Jonathan was six years old, the Air Force wanted to improve its public image by making his father a general in the Strategic Air Command.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2019

Once I had run away to the Strategic Air Command Base in a nearby town to see if they would allow me to become a pilot.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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