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The Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC) was the most senior officer and head of the Strategic Air Command (SAC).
List of SAC Commanders-in-Chief[]
| Name | Photo | Term began | Term ended | Notes | |
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| 1. | GEN George Kenney |  |
March 21, 1946 | October 15, 1948 | (1889–1977) Designated as Commanding General |
| 2. | GEN Curtis LeMay |  |
October 19, 1948 | June 30, 1957 | (1906–1993) Designated as Commanding General (1948–53) and Commander (1953–55) |
| 3. | GEN Thomas S. Power |  |
July 1, 1957 | November 30, 1964 | (1905–1970) |
| 4. | GEN John Dale Ryan |  |
December 1, 1964 | January 31, 1967 | (1915–1983) |
| 5. | GEN Joseph J. Nazzaro |  |
February 1, 1967 | July 31, 1968 | (1913–1990) |
| 6. | GEN Bruce K. Holloway |  |
August 1, 1968 | April 30, 1972 | (1912–1999) |
| 7. | GEN John C. Meyer |  |
May 1, 1972 | July 31, 1974 | (1919–1975) |
| 8. | GEN Russell E. Dougherty |  |
August 1, 1974 | July 31, 1977 | (1920–2007) |
| 9. | GEN Richard H. Ellis |  |
August 1, 1977 | July 31, 1981 | (1919–1989) |
| 10. | GEN Bennie L. Davis |  |
August 1, 1981 | July 31, 1985 | (1928–2012) |
| 11. | GEN Larry D. Welch |  |
August 1, 1985 | June 22, 1986 | (born 1934) |
| 12. | GEN John T. Chain, Jr. |  |
June 22, 1986 | January 24, 1991 | (born 1934) |
| 13. | GEN George Lee Butler |  |
January 25, 1991 | June 1, 1992 | (born 1939) |
List of SAC Vice Commanders-in-Chief[]
| List of commanders-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command |
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| Name | Term began | Term ended | Notes | |
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| 1. | MGEN St. Clair Streett | March 21, 1946 | January 9, 1947 | (1893–1970) Designated as Deputy Commander |
| 2. | MGEN Clements McMullen | January 10, 1947 | October 25, 1948 | (1892–1959)[2] Designated as Deputy Commander |
| 3. | MGEN Thomas S. Power | October 26, 1948 | April 14, 1954 | (1905–1970) Designated as Deputy Commander (1948–52) Vice Commander (1952–54) |
| 4. | LGEN Francis H. Griswold | May 3, 1954 | June 30, 1961 | (1904–1989)[3] Designated as Vice Commander (1954–55) |
| 5. | LGEN John P. McConnell | July 1, 1961 | September 30, 1962 | (1908–1986) |
| 6. | LGEN Hunter Harris, Jr. | October 1, 1962 | July 31, 1964 | (1909–1987) |
| 7. | LGEN John Dale Ryan | August 1, 1964 | November 30, 1964 | (1915–1983) |
| 8. | LGEN Joseph J. Nazzaro | December 1, 1964 | January 31, 1967 | (1913–1990) |
| 9. | LGEN Keith K. Compton | February 1, 1967 | July 31, 1969 | (1915–2004)[4] |
| 10. | LGEN Glen Wesley Martin | August 1, 1969 | September 30, 1973 | (1916–1994)[5][6] |
| 11. | LGEN James M. Keck | October 1, 1974 | June 30, 1977 | (born 1921) |
| 12. | LGEN James E. Hill | August 1, 1977 | December 5, 1977 | (1921–1999) |
| 13. | LGEN Edgar S. Harris, Jr. | December 6, 1977 | June 27, 1978 | (born 1925) |
| 13. | LGEN Lloyd R. Leavitt, Jr. | June 28, 1978 | August 31, 1981 | (born 1928)[7] |
| 13. | LGEN George D. Miller | September 1, 1981 | August 31, 1984 | (born 1930)[8] |
| 13. | LGEN William J. Campbell | August 31, 1984 | July 26, 1985 | (born 1931)[9] |
| 13. | LGEN Monroe W. Hatch Jr. | July 27, 1985 | January 29, 1987 | (born 1933) |
| 13. | LGEN Kenneth L. Peek, Jr. | January 30, 1987 | September 9, 1988 | (born 1932)[10] |
| 13. | LGEN Donald O. Aldridge | September 9, 1988 | May 30, 1991 | (born 1932)[11] |
| 13. | LGEN Leo W. Smith II | June 1, 1991 | June 1, 1992 | (born 1936)[12] |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Command Historian's Office. Headquarters Strategic Air Command Key Personnel, 1946–1992 (Commanders-in-Chief). Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. http://www.saceliteguard.com/images/CINSAC_list.jpg. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ "Biographies : Major General Clements Mcmullen". Af.mil. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. http://archive.is/dWkE. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Biographies : Lieutenant General Francis H. Griswold". Af.mil. http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioid=5636. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Biographies : Lieutenant General Keith Karl Compton". Af.mil. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. http://archive.is/zBbY. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Biographies : Lieutenant General Glen W. Martin". Af.mil. http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioid=6315. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/elpaso/cemeteries/academp.txt
- ↑ "Biographies : Lieutenant General Lloyd R. Leavitt Jr". Af.mil. http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioid=6164. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Biographies : Lieutenant General George D. Miller". Af.mil. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. http://archive.is/NpF1. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Biographies : Lieutenant General William J. Campbell". Af.mil. http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioid=4908. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Biographies : Lieutenant General Kenneth L. Peek Jr". Af.mil. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. http://archive.is/6Kru. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Biographies : Lieutenant General Donald O. Aldridge". Af.mil. http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioid=4494. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Biographies : Lieutenant General Leo W. Smith Ii". Af.mil. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. http://archive.is/p5SZ. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ Command Historian's Office. Headquarters Strategic Air Command Key Personnel, 1946–1992 (Vice Commanders-in-Chief). Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. http://www.saceliteguard.com/images/vcinc_list.jpg. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
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