U. S. AIR FORCE
(United States Air Force)
SAC is responsible for all the ground based intercontinental nuclear missiles and the airborne nuclear bombers. There has been a very low tolerance for error as the dangers were so high. None the less, there have been a number of serious failures over the years but the nuclear and other damage has not been catastrophic.
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services. Initially formed as a part of the United States Army on 1 August 1907, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 September 1947 with the passing of the National Security Act of 1947. It is the second youngest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and the fourth in order of precedence. The U.S. Air Force articulates its core missions as air superiority, global integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control.
