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To: puppypusher
Air Combat Command knew nothing about the Strategic Mission.It was previously known as the Tactical Air Command.

Excuse me, TAC controlled and manned Victor alert pads all over the world during the Cold War with fighters such as , Europe's Nuke workhorse the F-100D Super Saber, F-105, and F-4 aircraft. I know, I loaded them. And I still think this story stinks.

Wilum
62 posted on 10/20/2007 10:00:28 AM PDT by Wilum (Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
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To: Wilum
Drinking Coffee  Well, I have been told by a couple of friends in the field that a Jammer is the lift truck BB stackers used.  I still don't recall them, but that's not unusual since my entire career was with MMIIs and MMIIIs and our lift truck was this:




68 posted on 10/20/2007 10:45:29 AM PDT by HawaiianGecko (There are scandals that need to be addressed. Republicans address them, Democrats re-elect them.)
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To: Wilum

“Excuse me, TAC controlled and manned Victor alert pads all over the world during the Cold War with fighters such as , Europe’s Nuke workhorse the F-100D Super Saber, F-105, and F-4 aircraft. I know, I loaded them.”

They were considered Tactical and the weapons were the Tactical Mods. Not that they were not important, they were. The Strategic mission was something different as well as the weapons or their Mods.


80 posted on 10/20/2007 2:03:44 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Wilum
Excuse me, TAC controlled and manned Victor alert pads all over the world

Ummm...wouldn't that be USAFE or PACAF, not TAC?

84 posted on 10/20/2007 2:17:43 PM PDT by NYFreeper
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