US Strategic Air Command (SAC) 1966
v.1.0 January 6, 2001
v.1.1 April 26, 2007

Jose Maria Serrano

 

Bomber wings had 15 bomber and 10 tanker aircraft, missile squadrons, 18 (Titan II) or 50 (Minuteman) silos. ARC LIGHT missions were flown over S. Vietnam to attack VC/PAVN troops.

 

SRW= Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

SAW= Strategic Air Wing

BW= Bombardment Wing

SMW= Strategic Missile Wing

BS= Bomb Squadron

AREFS= Air Refueling Squadron

SMS= Strategic Missile Squadron

 

 

9^th SRW (SR-71) Mountain Home AFB, act. 25 June 1966, training on SR-71

100^th SRW (U-2; drones) Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona – act. 25 June 1966

2^nd Air Force

6^th  SAW (B-52E) Walker AFB, New Mexico 
24th BS Inactivated Dec 66

40th BS Inactivated Dec 66

6^th AREFS (?)

11^th  SAW (B-52E) Altus AFB, Oklahoma

26^th  BS

11^th AREFS

17^th  BW (B-52E) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
34^th  BS

     17^th AREFS

28^th  BW (B-52D) Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota - ARC LIGHT from Mar/Apr 66
77^th  BS

     928^th AREFS

70^th  BW (B-52E) Clinton-Sherman AFB, Oklahoma
6^th  BS

     902^nd AREFS

91^st  BW (B-52D) Glasgow AFB, Montana
322^nd  BS

     91^st AREFS

97^th  BW (B-52G) Blytheville AFB, Arkansas.

340^th  BS

97^th AREFS

319^th  BW (B-52H) Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota
46^th  BS

     905^th AREFS

379^th  BW (B-52H) Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan
524^th  BS

     920^th AREFS

410^th  BW (B-52H) K I Sawyer AFB, Michigan

644^th  BS

307^th AREFS

449^th  BW (B-52H) Kincheloe AFB, Michigan

716^th  BS

449^th AREFS (?)

450^th  BW (B-52H) Minot AFB, North Dakota

720^th  BS

906^th AREFS

454^th  BW (B-52F in transition to B-52D) Colombus AFB, Mississippi
736^th  BS

     454^th AREFS

305^th  BW (B-58A) Bunker Hill AFB, Ohio

364^th  BS

365^th  BS

366^th  BS

305^th AREFS

8^th Air Force

42^nd  BW (B-52G) Loring AFB, Maine
69^th BS

70^th  BS, disbanded in 1966

42^nd AREFS

68^th BW (B-52G) Semour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
51^st BS

     68^th AREFS (?)

19^th  BW (B-52H) Homestead AFB, Florida
28^th  BS

     407^th AREFS

2^nd BW (B-52G) Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
62^nd  BS 

     2^nd  AREFS

72^nd  BW (B-52G) Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico
60^th  BS

     72^nd AREFS

99^th  BW (B-52D) Westover AFB, Massachusetts
346^th  BS

348^th  BS

99^th AREFS

306^th  BW (B-52D) McCoy AFB, Florida
367^th  BS

     306^th AREFS

380^th  SAW (B-52G) Plattsburgh AFB, New York
528^th  BS 1966. Acquired aircraft from 70 BS/42 BW

     380^th AREFS

397^th  BW (B-52G) Dow AFB, Maine
596^th  BS

     397^th AREFS (?)

465^th  BW (B-52G) Robins AFB, Georgia
781^st  BS

     465^th AREFS (?)

484^th  BW (B-52D) Turner AFB, Georgia - ARC LIGHT from Mar/Apr 66

824^th  BS

484^th AREFS (?)

509^th  BW (B-52D) Pease AFB, New Hampshire
393^rd  BS

     509^th AREFS

7^th  BW (B-52F) Carswell AFB, Texas – ARC LIGHT until Mar 66
9^th  BS

20^th  BS

7^th AREFS

43^rd  BW (B-58A) Little Rock AFB, Arkansas

63^rd  BS

64^th  BS

XX AREFS

461^st  SW (B-52D) Amarillo AFB, Texas
764^th  BS

494^th  BW (B-52D) Sheppard AFB, Texas - inactivated 4/2/66
864^th  BS, Inactivated 4/2/66

     494^th AREFS, Inactivated 4/2/66

416^th  BW (B-52G) Griffiss AFB, New York.
668^th  BS

     416^th AREFS (?)  [See note below]

96^th  SAW (B-52E) Dyess AFB, Texas
337^th  BS

     96^th AREFS (?)

340^th  BW (B-52D) Bergstrom AFB, Texas
486^th  BS, to 22 BW in 1966.

     340^th AREFS

15^th Air Force

5^th  BW (B-52G) Travis AFB, California
23^rd  BS

22^nd  BW (B-52D) March AFB, California
2^nd  BS

486^th  BS

XX AREFS

XX AREFS

92^nd  BW (B-52D) Fairchild AFB, Washington
325^th  BS

     92^nd AREFS

93^rd  BW (B-52D in transition to B-52G) Castle AFB, California
328^th  BS

329^th  BS

93^rd AREFS

320^th  BW (B-52F) Mather AFB, California – ARC LIGHT until Mar 66
441^st  BS

     320^th AREFS (?)

456^th  BW (B-52G) Beale AFB, California
744^th  BS

     456^th AREFS

462^nd  SAW (B-52D) Larson AFB, Washington - inactivated 6/25/66
768^th  BS. Inactivated 4/2/66

     43^rd AREFS

3^rd Air Division

4133^rd BW (Provisional) Andersen AFB, Guam – est. 1 Feb 1966

     Aircraft assigned from different wings for operation ARC LIGHT (11 aircraft)

4258^th SW (KC-135) U-Tapao, Thailand

     Aircraft assigned from different wings supporting ROLLING THUNDER

4252^nd  SW (KC-135) Okinawa

     Aircraft assigned from different wings for operation ARC LIGHT

20^th Air Force

390^th  SMW (Titan II) Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona

            570^th SMS

            571^st SMS

308^th  SMW (Titan II) Little Rock AFB, Arkansas

            373^rd SMS

            374^th SMS

381^st  SMW (Titan II)  McConnell AFB, Kansas.

            532^nd SMS

            533^rd SMS

455^th SMW (Minuteman I) Minot AFB, North Dakota

            740^th SMS

            741^st SMS

            742^nd SMS

90^th SMW (Minuteman I) F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming

            319^th SMS

            320^th SMS

            321^st SMS

341^st SMW (Minuteman I) Malmstrom AFB, Montana

            10^th SMS

            12^th SMS

            490^th SMS

            564^th SMS (Minuteman II)

44^th  SMW (Minuteman I) Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota

            66^th SMS

            67^th SMS

            68^th SMS

351^st  SMW (Minuteman I) Whiteman AFB, Missouri

            508^th SMS

            509^th SMS

510^th SMS

331^st  SMW (Minuteman I) Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota Operational 7 Dec 1966

            446^th SMS

            447^th SMS

            448^th SMS

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Note from P. Cox [Added April 26, 2007]