Strategic Air Command Group and Wing emblems gallery

The United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (1946-1992) was established in the aftermath of World War II on 21 March 1946.
With the end of fighting in Korea, President Eisenhower, who had taken office in January 1953, called for a "new look" at national defense. The result: a greater reliance on nuclear weapons and air power to deter war. His administration chose to invest in the Air Force, especially Strategic Air Command. During the Cold War, SAC became the most powerful air deterrent force to aggression ever created. Responsible for two "legs" of the defensive nuclear triad of the United States during the Cold War, over a million men and women served in SAC, its forces on alert 24 hours a day, every day, with a mission to perverse the peace and deter any aggressor nation from attacking the United States and its allies.
On 1 June 1992, when Strategic Air Command stood down, the Cold War which existed during much of its operational life was over, not by combat, but by consensus. SAC performed its mission not by using its tremendous force, but by its presence.
Below are the emblems of most Strategic Air Command Wings and Group (for the 1946/1947 Army Air Force organizations assigned to SAC). Types of Wings are also presented by type, then by numerical designation.
Wing Abbreviations
SAC had a myriad of wing types over its 46 year existence. These are the common abbreviations:
*ABW=Air Base Wing
*ANG=Air National Guard
*ATRW=Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical Wing
*ARW=Air Refueling Wing
*BG=Bombardment Group
*BW=Bomb Wing
*CCTW=Combat Crew Training Wing
*FIW=Fighter Interceptor Wing
*FW=Fighter Wing
*MW=Missile Wing
*RW=Reconnaissance Wing
*SAW=Strategic Aerospace Wing
*SFW=Strategic Fighter Wing
*SMW=Strategic Missile Wing
*SRW=Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
*SW=Strategic Wing
*SWW=Strategic Weapons Wing
*T&TW=Tactical and Training Wing
*TTW=Training and Testing Wing
*W=Wing
Three digit AFCON Wings
Four digit MAJCOM wings

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