“ THE STRENGTH OF SAC ” 1960S U.S. AIR FORCE STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND B-52 OPERATION BIG STAR 23414

[@prsearls]

I was in SAC from late 1963 through 1964 as a weapons loading crew member on B-58's. This film is an accurate look at what it was like. Nuclear deterrence was, and still is, a very serious business.

[@stevestickmanhicks3247]

Another load toad.. I loaded F 15 F16,F 4, and F111 in the 80’s. Yes it was very serious!

[@nathanrichmondhoag1021]

have you been to the SAC museum in Omaha?

[@r.j.hackbarth1477]

Did you know John Denver’s dad was a Hustler pilot?

[@Monika-ft5bw]

Yeah ! Very serious people...

[@painful-Jay]

That was a fascinating video. It’s great to hear from the people that were doing the work and not just a narrator.

[@djpalindrome]

Dismantling SAC was the biggest blunder politicians and bureaucrats ever made

[@murrygandy6546]

Totally agree.

[@gettotheGate]

Totally disagree. My understanding is not perfect, but given what I know, the organization started by general LeMay was not the organization that was disbanded in the 90’s at the behest of a former SAC commander in chief. It had become too bloated and hide bound to be effective, and the switch in prominence from SAC in Vietnam to TAC in the Gulf speaks for itself.

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Think it would be SAC 1962 led by Curtiss Lemay?

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

​@@gettotheGateThat was still TAC anywhere? Where were the 105s?

[@allencouncell4468]

1961 - 1965 SAC WAS AT THE TOP OF ITS GAME

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Great film. Biggest surprises? That neat radar-station-on-rails, and that 7-day alert period for the aircraft crews.

[@samsamaniego3251]

I was in SAC 8th A.F stationed on GUAM 1971 -1972 ( involved with Operation Linebacker 1). 1976 retrained into Titan ll Missile mechanic , back in SAC 8th A.F.

[@videographer1KIK]

I worked on the B-52 in Andersen AFB, Guam and on the C-130 in Little Rock AFB, Arkansas! SAC STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND Persian Gulf War

[@philipdiehl8264]

Thank you for your service...I was also stationed at Little Rock AFB...1988-1992 at 314th Medical Group, Outpatient Records

[@scootertooter6874]

SACR 55-45 said it best back in the day: "In areas dealing with the critical withhold and release of nuclear weapons, there is no room for substandard knowledge or inadequate performance."

[@thetreblerebel]

My Grandpa was on a SAC base during the mid 50s. The first 10 years of its mission. Wish I could talk to him about it...

[@darcyhildebrand9286]

Hound Dog missile - one on each wing

[@russvoight1167]

Should you have any questions I would be happy to answer them, I was in SAC, and proudly so. Later on in the 70s, but it hadn't changed much

[@scottgordon6290]

what base?

[@airforceveteran71]

Anybody who is offended or upset by this needs to find some coloring books and a safe room.

[@FordSeniorMaster]

AMEN!!!!! VERY well stated.

[@danbowman1637]

I was in SAC at Larson AFB, Washington 1963-1964 with the 568 Strategic Missile Squadron (Titan-1) until the base closed. I worked on the fuel system. Then went to Vandenberg AFB with the newer Titan-2.

[@luckynumber55151]

Love that B-52H in silver-paint. Not too many footage of the H model during its early days.

[@Monika-ft5bw]

In this film is more B-52G than H... - see the engines.

[@russvoight1167]

That is not silver paint but the natural bare aluminum

[@justforever96]

"wait, which missile were we supposed to launch again? It was number three, right?" "Number three? No! It was number two that was disarmed!" "Are you sure? I think it was three. Because we just launched number three. I hope it was number three.. ."😐

[@lynnfield6428]

I grew up as a SAC baby. Dad was a boomer in 97 then 135

[@lennygroff1717]

Was with SAC in 1968 at Westover MA air base. Ran the computer tracking systems at the notch an under ground place

[@j.sterling9167]

You'd be amazed how much smaller Westover AFB is now. It's now called Westover AFRB.

[@DonaldToler-l9k]

This was 7 years before the Moon Landing.Still impressive. Some very Serious Buisness. They all know every job is vital. SAC. It all revolved arround SAC. TAC,MAC,supported SAC.USAF.

[@jimc3708]

I was with SAC 379th & 43rd from 1976-1983 and they those planes would fly or there bettter be dead techs left trying to repair them there were on a mission, there no room for slack. SAC was a tough assignment with the USAF

[@heribertawells387]

Worked on KC135 at Altus AFB Ok IFR maintenance and flight records clerk 75-78.

[@thetreblerebel]

The big, the bad, the beautiful B52 stratofortress

[@GrayFoxROU]

The B52 is still in service. Wow!

[@allgood6760]

A B-52.. a friend you can depend on! ✈️

[@meatshield2682]

im getting it plz continue

[@thetreblerebel]

One of the B52s was carrying a cruise missile of some sort

[@darcyhildebrand9286]

AGM 28 Hound Dog missile

[@Mark-yy2py]

I was in SAC- 321 BMW at Grand Forks when we were ordered by Bush to “stand down!” The Soviet Union ceased to exist.

[@p71collector]

At 21:00 Is that Leslie Nielsen narrating? Lt. Frank Drebin from the "Police Squad" movies?

[@justforever96]

He was satirizing an existing and very common type of narration that was in use though the 20th century, so it would make sense that they sound like him. That's like seeing old footage of Elvis and saying "her this guy sounds like the lounge singer I heard in Vegas last year!" No, the singer sounds like the original.

[@Monika-ft5bw]

Tru tu tu tu, tru tu tu tu :)

[@wardaledillard8553]

Was there any blacks in sac in the 1960s ?

[@charlespole6123]

Yes

[@charlespole6123]

I was in sac for 1963 to 1967 around b-47 in kc-135

[@rolandmiller5456]

Yes. My uncle was.

[@allen480]

Trying to stir up trouble?

[@justforever96]

​@@allen480sounds more like a genuine question to me. Although yes, usually a good way to cause someone to get butthurt.

[@BruceAkaBRUISERCanady]

Hmmmm what happened to y'all on 911?

[@randymcnary308]

SAC was disbanded in 1992

[@jamesroberts2115]

@@randymcnary308 Not disbanded. Renamed.

[@joekoelker9038]

@@jamesroberts2115 Never the same! SAC Altus AFB 1966-70 transportation getting parts for base supply. (NORS-control) B52s & KC135. We kept them flying.

[@justforever96]

SAC didn't exist on 9/11 (I assume that's what you are talking about). And even if they did what the hell are they going to do about a terrorist attack on a US city? Launch a nuclear strike? At who?

[@journeystarr]

What could they have done about this?

[@cycleguy1943]

Stationed at Barksdale AFB ‘84-87 SAC SUPPLY SQUADRON 🇺🇸🫡

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Thanks for your service to our great nation.