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- couple of other SAC units are ocated o!a-seas,
-ese also falling within the numbereci A r ;orces
i cn ;o' de very oi grav ty weapons Avion
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mprovements r,vil enhance the survivabi ty of the
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,:railed earlier. These units are respons b e fcr a r
=-relling support and sirategc recol-a sra-ce.
-rderson AFB, Guam, is home to tne 3r-d A r
I vision (1sth Air Force) which has a sing e Strategic
.l:ng on the same base with B-52s as we I as the
j76th SW at Kadena, the latter having some RC-
.35s
with the B2nd SRS and a mlxed f leet of KC-
.35As
and KC-135Os with the 909th Air Ref uelling
,.quadron. ln Europe, the 7th Air Drvision (8th Air
:crce) at Ramstein oversees the actrvities of a
-umber of units rncluding the 306th SW at RAF
'.llldenhall, Suffolk, with rotationaltankers; the 11th
-itrategic Group at RAF Fairford, Glos, also with
'otational tankers; and the '17th Reconnaissance
.Ving at RAF Alconbury, Cambs, which rn the
B-52 fleet rn the near- to mid-term, but ong-term
planning currently antic pates those B-52s whlch are
st ll rn servlce in the 1990s berng mainly emp oyed in
the stand-off role, responsibility for penetration
falling upon the B-1 B and the 'AT' (Advanced
Technology) or'Stealth', bomber.
lncorporating some elements of 'Stealth' tech-
nology, the B-1 B will be the first new purpose-buit
aircraft to join the SAC inventory for over 25 years be ng ab y suoporiej 3\ . ---.-:"
when it begins to enter servlce with the 96th BW at Trpeope':Leo o. f\C ; - -:-:.
Dyess AFB, Texas, during 1985. Current pianning s another veteran, ana :--:': :-: r: -- - : :
calls for the acquisition of exactly 100 aircraft by n p-O.e Oe'O'-J C- : I :
mid-1 9BB and lt will bring about a sgnificant and -ea^s o 'e-F'q - -g :. r
long-overdue improvernent on both the nuclear and gam-es. ?e.-.r--: .,
conventional bombing f ronts with effect f rom June conf ined lo : .it. : ''. '

3utumn of '1983 had three of a planned total of 1B 1986, when the first 15 aircraft are expected to Pratt & Whtney -T-31 -.-':,'.-:,- : - .-
-R-1 s for battlefield surverllance and other recon- attain initial operational capability.
raissance functions. RC-135s from the 55th SRW Existing miss le forces have aiso been subject to
:1so routinely operate from Mildenhall and Helleni- some mprovements in recent years, this effort
(on, Athens, on a temporary duty basis, whilst being devoted mainly to enhanced target selection
SAC's other reconnaissance unit, the gth SRW, capability and siio upgradrng to provide improved
raintains detachments of U-2Rs and/or SR-7'1As at protection against blast and electro-magnetic pulse known as the KC.l 3:r -'-.
(adena, Mildenhall, Osan (on TDY from Kadena), effects. But once again, the two basic weapons t'.a s at Ednards A'5 '.'. -
Akrotiri and Patrick. (lvlinuteman and Titan) are essentially old systems. tO l€tTlo n T f'O l- -( :. . '
With regard to the bomber force, the Short-Range Deployment of the new ME\l-l 1B Peacekeeper ce^lLr). b-I oI-e-:--- .: -- :
\ttack Missile (SRAM) has, in conjunction with lCBlvl, each of whrch will carry l0 rndependently sho-tage o'ta-Le'
gravityJall nuclear bombs, been the predominant targeted warheads, will go some way towards ol tne McDo-re L -- =. -
.^/eapon system of recent years but increasing closing the so-called 'wlndow of vulnerability' from l,:= ' - ,. - - -
to 20 aircraft oi rh s -
loubts about the ability of the B-52 to survive in the 1986, when the first 40 missiles are expected to go t^al wi ler€-I-d,. ':'.' '

'ace of Soviet defences has resulted in a shift in
chilosophy coincident with deployment of the
3oeinq AGM-86B ALCM {Air-Launched Cruise
Vissile). Recently introduced to operational service
,vith the 416th BW at Griffiss AFB, New York, and
:armarked for some 200 B-52s as well as the forth-
:oming Rockwell B-18, ALCM will permit the
Stratofortress fleet to operate in either'stand-off' or
shoot and penetrate' modes, the former envisaging
ALCM-armed B-52s launchrng missiles from a posi-
. on of relative saf ety outside Soviet territory whilst
.he latter involves f iring of mrssiles before penetra-
on alert. ln the meantrme, the Minuteman wtll con- comb nes w th an i.r-:'=.. . = :
tlnue in servlce, no less than 'l ,000 missiles of this txtendera \,aJao.c :-r.' "
type being operational with six Miss le Wings. Of KC-IO benQ po'tc-c.:
this total, 450 are s ngle-warhead LGh/l-30F Minute- support of tactlca alrcra': :-:.:.
man lls, the balance being LGM-30G Minuteman llls deployments wh ch are -:
with MIRV (Multiple lndependently-targeted USAF operations
Re-entry Vehicle) capability, each having three Mk
12 warheads; p ans are now in hand to update 50
LGM-3OFs to MIRV standard, an action whlch
should more than compensate for the loss of 52 A Boeing KC- l 35QStraroranke: oi ::.: . ; .
LGIV-25C Tltans. Earmarked for wthdrawal by transfers specialJPZ fuel rc a Lo--i.- e+ -- --.:
1987, the Titan is SAC's oldest ICBM, dating to the Blackbird of the 9th SRW.

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STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND
HEADOUARTERS OFFUTTAFB, NE
8th Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La
1Sth Air Force, March AFB, Ca
1st Strategic Aerospace Division,
Vandenberg AFB, Ca
1 st Combat Evaluation Group, Barksdale
AFB, LA
544th Strategic lntelligence Wing. Offutt AFB.
Ne
3902nd Air Base Wing, Offutt AFB, Ne
1ST STRATEGIC AEROSPACE DIVISION,
VANDENBERG AFB, CA
394th ICBM Test Maintenance Squadron
431 5th Combat CrewTraining Squadron
4392nd Aerospace Support Group
15TH AIR FORCE, MARCH AFB, GA
3rd AD, Andersen AFB, Guam
43rd SW, AndersenAFB, Guam
60 BS (B-52H)
TDY {KC-1 35A)
376th SW, Kadena AB, Okinawa
909 ARS (KC-1 35AJO)
82 SRS (RC-1 35)
4th AD, F.E. Warren AFB, Wy
90th SMW, F.E. Watren AFB,Wy
31 9/320/3211400 SMS tLGM-30G)
Sadd f
319th BW. Grand Forks AFB. ND
46 BS (B-52G)
905ARS (KC-1 35A)
321stSMW, Grand Forks AFB, ND
446/4471448 SMS (LGM-30G)
1 2th AD, Dyess AFB, Tx
22nd ARW, March AFB, Ca
I ARS (KC-1 0A)
22ARS (KC-1 35A)
55th SBW, OffuttAFB, Ne
1 ACCS (E-4A/B)
2 ACCS (EC-1 35C)
343 SRS (RC-1 35)
96th BW, Dyess AFB,Tx
337 BS iB-52H)
91 TARS (KC-1 35A)
390th SMW, Davis-Monthan AFB,Az
570/571 SMS (LGM-25C)
14th AD, Beale AFB, Ca
9th SRW, Beale AFB, Ca
1 SRS iSR-71A,/8. T-38A)
99 SRS (U-2R)
4029 SRTS (TR-1 A/8. U-2CT)
349/350ARS (KCr 35O)
Det 1 - Kadena, Okinawa (SR-7
Det 2-Osan. Korea (U-2R)
Det 3 -Akrotiri, Cyprus (U-28)
Det4-Mildenhall, UK(SR-71A)
Det5 PatrickAFB, Fl(U-2R)
93rd BW, CastleAFB,Ca
328 BS (B-52G)
401 7 CCTS {B-52G)
93/924 ARS iKCr 35A)
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A Martin Marietta MEM- I I I Peacekeeper ICBM is
test launched. The mksile has l0 independently-
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targeted re-entry vehicles, meaning that each
mrssi,le can engage 10 widely separated targets.
47th AD, Fairchild AFB, Wa
6th SW, EiEISON AFB,AK
24 SRS (RC-1 35)
TDY (KC-1 s5)
92nd BW, Fairchild AFB,Wa
325 BS (B-52c)
43/92 ARS*iKC-1 35A)
32fth BW, MatherAFB,Ca
441 BS (B-52c)
904ARS (KC-1 35A)
341st SMW Malmstrom AFB, Mt
1 0/1 2/490 SMS {LGM-30F)
564SMS (LGM-30G)
57th AD, MinotAFB, ND
sth BW, MinotAFB, ND
23 BS (B-52H)
906ARS (KC-1 35A)
28th BW, Ellsworth AFB, SD
77 BS (B-52H)
28ARS (KC-1 35A)
4ACCS (EC-135A"iclc)
zl4th SMW, Ellsworth AFB, SD
66/67/68 SMS {LGM-30F)
91stSMW, MinotAFB, ND
740/7411742 SMS (LGM-30c)
8TH AIR FORCE, BARKSDALEAFB, LA
7th Air Division, Ramstein AB, West Germany
1 1th Strategic Group, Fairford, UK (TDY KC-135A)
1 7th Reconnaissance Wing, Alconbury, UK
95th RS (TR-lA)
34th Support Squadron, Zaragoza AB, Spain (TDY KC-
1 35)
306 StrategicWing, Mildenhall, UK (TDY RG/KC-135,SR-
71l,
922nd SS, Hellenikon Airpon, Athens, Greece (TDY RC-
135)
1gth AD, CarswellAFB, Tx
7th BW, CarswellAFB,Tx
9/20 BS (B-52H)
TABS (KC-135A)
340th ARG,AltusAFB, Ok
1 1 ABSiKC-l35A)
381st SMW, lvlcconnell AFB. Ks
532/533 SMS {LGM-25C)
384th ARW, Mcconnell AFB, Ks
91/384ARS (KC-1 35A)
308th SMW, Little RockAFB,Ar
373/374 SMS iLGM-25C)
351st SMW, Whiteman AFB, Mo
508/509i51 0 SMS (LGM-30F)
40th AD,Wurtsmith AFB, Mi
379th BW, Wurtsmhh AFB, Mi
524 BS (B-52G)
92oARS (KC-1 35Ai
410th BW, K.l. SawyerAFB, Mi
644 BS (B-52Hi
46ARS (KC-1 35A)
416th BW, GriffissAFB, NY
668 BS (B-52c)
41 ARS (KC-1 35A)
42nd AD, Blytheville AFB. Ar
2nd BW, BarksdaleAFB, La
62/596 BS (B-52c)
32 ARS (KC-1 0A)
71 ARS(KC-l35A)
1gth ARG, RobinsAFB, Ga
91 2ARS (KC-1 35A)
68th ARG, SeymoutrJohnson AFB, NC
9'1 ARS(KC-l35A)
97th BW, BlythevilleAFB,Ar
340 BS (B-52G)
97 ARS iKC-1 35A)
305th ARW, Grissom AFB,In
70 ABS iEC-1 35G/Li
305 ARS (KC-1 35A,/D)
45th AD, PeaseAFB, NH
42nd BW, Loring AFB, Me
1 A) 69 BS (B-52G)
421407 ARS (KC-1 35A)
380th BW, Plattsburgh AFB, NY
528/529 BS (FB-1 1 1A)
4007 ccTS{FB-1 1 1A)
31 0/380ARS {KC-l 35A)
5o9th BW, PEASEAFB, NH
393/7158S(FB-111A)
509 ARS (KC-1 35A)