SAC - The Global Shield (1980)

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13 жыл бұрын

Unclassified Version Of Avr 238 (51179). Cameras Follow SAC Personnel Through Simulated Enemy Attack Threat, Retaliatory Attack, And Post-Attack Procedures. Emphasizes On-Going Training Required By Active Duty And National Guard Combat And Support Personnel To Meet Our National Defense Needs.
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@busesdeerandsound100 6 ай бұрын

This was great! I was an EC-135C crew chief, the “ looking glass “

@funghs2590 3 жыл бұрын

this protacc this attacc but most important THIS SAC

@jamesharrison2570 2 жыл бұрын

I spent over seven years underground on a Titan II ICBM crew. I was the key turner

@GM8101PHX 4 жыл бұрын

I was deployed on an alternate base recovery exercise directly because of this exercise. My supervisor and I drove in the lead vehicle of the convoy to an assigned civilian airport, we informed the airport staff that by order of the President of the United States we the Air Force were taking control of the airport. The lead person of the airport turned to his deputy and told him to do whatever the air force required. Civilian flights were cancelled at that point. We had command of the airfield until the exercise was completed. B-52's arrived at the airfield and we set up security for the aircraft. Other things transpired but were classified thus will not be mentioned here! The base to which I was assigned had bombers, tankers and reserve tanker squadrons assigned! We never missed a beat, the job was done as we were trained! We were ready to respond anywhere in the world that needed to be dealt with. The aircraft during this exercise never carried special weapons during the exercise.

@BigDaddy-yp4mi 3 жыл бұрын

STFU. Even mentioning parts of a classified program can cause you to have you sc yanked. You are a braggart and they are REALLY good at weeding your type out so that they never are involved, much less responsible, for anything of even menial importance.

@nohandleforme.... 3 жыл бұрын

@@BigDaddy-yp4mi Lighten up, Francis! It was over 40 years ago. I don't think he needs to worry about losing his security clearance. LOL

@rapman5363 2 жыл бұрын

Here’s your cookie 🍪. Good boy

@desertengineer1 17 күн бұрын

@@GM8101PHX yup. The DoD gave them a lot of money with these “strings” attached. This was still going on in the late 80’s when I joined. But missed all the Cold War “fun”. Desert Storm started right when I got 5-level.

@davidpritch718 3 жыл бұрын

We called it Global Shaft. It often lasted for days, we had to go on 12-n-12s, which actually resulted in much longer than 12 hour shifts. May have been necessary, but not fun.

@scootertooter6874 5 ай бұрын

GLOBAL GOATROPE

@charlieplus2 3 күн бұрын

I was stationed at Malmstrom AFB when Global Shield Exercise Alert took place. It was an incredible sight and experience seeing our men and women on full alert.

@rick-kb9rb Жыл бұрын

I was a sac elite guard member security police , while general Ellis was CincSac and remember the tension and global shield. I was a part of the sac relocation team for Sac Headquarters.

@ScrotusXL 2 жыл бұрын

We used to look back on the cold war thinking “phew I’m glad that’s over!” And now….🧐😮

@kevinstrade2752 3 жыл бұрын

SAC saved the world by practicing the ability and will to destroy it if necessary.

@BluegrassFilmsKY 2 жыл бұрын

Peace through superior firepower

@rexmabunga 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative, thank you for sharing! The big giveaway of the film’s age is the closing music.

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

Firefighters had fly away teams with what we called flight bags which had everything we needed for firefighting and regular clothing, toiletries, etc.(one we kept in our lockers, the other were pre-palletized and later had NBC and climactic gear added for different areas of deployment). We could be air borne in 30 minutes from recall!

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

This was not the stay home firefighters. They stayed in place and took care of base assets.

@sjp35productions6 5 ай бұрын

Where were you stationed and when? I was at Wurtsmith (81-83), Lajes (83-85) and Castle (85-93) with a couple trips to Honduras and Riyadh, SA for Desert Storm.

@dennissvitak148 5 жыл бұрын

This was a short film for Air Force Now! A monthly video shown at all Commander's Call worldwide. Each month had an interesting bit on the Air Force. My own career field (meteorology) was highlighted on more than one occasion. At this point, in 1980, I had been in the USAF for six years...another fourteen to be served!

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

You weather folks saved us more than I'd like to admit! Thanks.

@flyfasterf22 4 жыл бұрын

Did you go to Chanute AFB in Rantoul Illinois?

@michaelkarraker-jl2xg Ай бұрын

I was a radar navigator at Hooterville during some of these operations

@AR-pm9nv Ай бұрын

2 of my 3 duty stations were SAC bases. Got to see a lot of stuff as a security specialist. Scary, but cool.

@videographer1KIK 4 жыл бұрын

I worked on the B-52 in Andersen AFB, Guam and on the C-130 in Little Rock AFB, Arkansas! SAC STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND Persian Gulf War

@sheriulmer0623 3 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to find an old SAC training film called "SAC Two-Man Policy" (it got an award in Jan 1981.) Any ideas where I could find it?

@nohandleforme.... 3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see that.

@GM8101PHX 4 жыл бұрын

Minimum Interval Take Off meant that usually every 15 seconds a B-52 started his take off roll behind a preceding B-52, Tankers were 30 second intervals of course this was stressful if a lead aircraft should have difficulties during their take off roll, and the turbulence was difficult to fly through!!

@nohandleforme.... 3 жыл бұрын

Watching the MITOs was awesome! The tension and excitement gave me goosebumps. LOL

@samsamaniego3251 2 жыл бұрын

I was in SAC 8th AF with the 308th SMW, 390th SMW and 381st.SMW as a ICBM Titan ll Missile mechanic , 1976 - 1986.

@amkrause2004 2 жыл бұрын

My father was at Little Rock AFB in 82 to 84 with the titans. He was one of the missile launch officers.

@samsamaniego3251 2 жыл бұрын

Anthony Krause has your father spoken to you about the Titan that exploded.

@angyyyee2671 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the closing music!!!!

@Skybolter 11 жыл бұрын

So cool the music of the ending credits

@edwardarruda7215 4 жыл бұрын

I was in this. Was a KC135A crew chief.

@1211home 3 жыл бұрын

Was a Crew Chief 2 years earlier at loring 42 ARS. My bird was 62-3510

@GM8101PHX 3 жыл бұрын

I was with the 92d Security Police Squadron at Fairchild AFB 77-82!

@useruser-oc8xn 2 жыл бұрын

I was stuck at Grissom during this. I was smart. I volunteered for S.A.R.T. we were treated like kings, everyone else got crap details and crap hours.

@Skybolter 12 жыл бұрын

WHAT A GREAT VIDEO

@ronaldrobertson2332 5 ай бұрын

General Ellis! I remember him when i was a POL troop at Offutt in 1980.

@jamesrogers47 2 жыл бұрын

It would suck to be a tanker crew. Fuel was earmarked for the bombers, if required, they could suck the tanker dry.

@allgood6760 2 жыл бұрын

What a surreal scenario.... this is better than watching Dr Strangelove.. 🤔

@TheElizabethtarantin 2 жыл бұрын

Not ALL BASES ARE SAC That’s funny you say that Dr. Strangelove was totally about the CUBAN missile crisis I know because my dad was up in b-52s those 13 days! Then he was in Vietnam then he was in Baghdad all over the place he said apparently him and my uncle say the Cuba Mission crisis was the closest to mutually assured destruction

@drumdust 3 жыл бұрын

It's kicking off Pru!!!

@Skybolter 12 жыл бұрын

STRATEGIC AIR COMAND WILL BE AS THE BEST AIR FORCE UNIT IN COUNTER ATTACKS

@adamk6075 2 жыл бұрын

Ok calm down.

@Skybolter 2 жыл бұрын

@@adamk6075 Dude, don't worry, i was so amazed that i wrote with Big letters, Sorry 😉

@GregSr 10 ай бұрын

Back around '79, as a flight simulator specialist, I knew I would be assigned a "war skill". Obviously, flight simulators are not critical in a time of war. I was given three choices for my war skill training. Runway repair, body collection, or LEO (law enforcement). That was a no-brainer. I chose LEO. So, I actually trained on how to be a cop. I was issued a 38 revolver whenever on patrol. Every few months I had to switch from simulator tech to LEO. Although I understood the reasoning, I really resented having to play cop and ride around in a patrol car. I thought by having a "guaranteed job", I did not have to do anything besides working on the simulator. I've been out of the Air Force since '80 (honorably discharged E5) and now I see the bigger picture.

@thetreblerebel 3 жыл бұрын

I bet it took forever to recall any battle staff

@brewers2150 9 жыл бұрын

@2:06 I think General Ellis needs a bigger desk. ;)

@usersatch 4 жыл бұрын

i think there's some open space for a few more telephones

@mikeboyd21 Жыл бұрын

Air force brat born and raised on SAC bases! Even for us kids rules applied at times...we were brats!!!

@rdfox76 9 жыл бұрын

So out of curiosity, does anyone know if we actually used the ERCS (presumably from Vandenberg) in these exercises, or did we just simulate it? I'd presume it was just a simulation, to avoid having to expend the small number of ERCS missiles, but...

@fleabitis 11 күн бұрын

Ahh, them good ol’ days . . . “Are you EWO ready?”

@desertengineer1 17 күн бұрын

Wow, those old water injected tanker engines!

@johnmorykwas2343 2 ай бұрын

Long live SAC, and the Crewdogs!

@codered5431 4 жыл бұрын

So. No migs or foxbat not going take out the general or the b-52’s

@jeffstonge3056 3 жыл бұрын

274 C2 Vet.... Good'ol days.... Looking Glass EA....

@thetreblerebel 4 жыл бұрын

Do you think we let Russia know we were test firing minutemen or ICBM missiles for an exercise, I'm sure they did, so they didnt confuse it as an authentic first strike

@satanofficial3902 3 жыл бұрын

The heavens declare the glory of the Bomb, and the firmament showeth Its handiwork. Glory be to the Bomb, and to the Holy Fallout. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. World without end. May the Blessings of the Bomb Almighty, and the Fellowship of the Holy Fallout, descend upon us all. This day and forever more. Amen.

@Skybolter 12 жыл бұрын

@lucabrasi1337 Wich aircraft you were flying on SAC ?

@adriano71780 13 жыл бұрын

show!!

@scottdunkirk8198 Жыл бұрын

Need to bring back the alerts

@deetjay1 13 жыл бұрын

Scary...Training for the end of the world...No other choice exists...

@GM8101PHX 3 жыл бұрын

I was a part of SAC during that exercise in 1980. We had some of our aircraft going to an alternate location, we took over an airport on the direction of President. Airport personnel instantly complied with our orders. Some of what we did was classified so I will not mention those things. The FAA grounded all civilian flights that were not in support of the Air Force mission. As always we considered this the real thing except as the film showed we did not have special weapons on any aircraft in flight. At my base we had B-52's and KC-135's on 15 minute ground alert. This meant that the alert crews had the Maximum of 15 minutes from the horn to be on their aircraft and at the runway thresh hold ready for take-off. This was no matter the weather, even a blizzard. We were tested at all hours any day of the week to ensure we were ready, and we were. In SAC's 46 year history we never launched our special weapons in anger and had no accidental discharge of those weapons. It took everyone to be ready at all times. I am proud to have been a part of SAC and making sure we were ready. I was with the 92d Security Police Squadron and we took our job serious as we made sure we were ready to support the mission. Thankfully we never had to do the job we were trained for, had we have, we would not be alive today in 2021.

@nistaffsubs6787 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from the future ... Russia started It...

@richhoule3462 3 жыл бұрын

380th BW!! Best of the Best

@Thunder_6278 Ай бұрын

Looking back, the cold war was alot more stable than today. Irony in it's greatest form...

@user-mf8vm6hv5i 3 ай бұрын

Question: Imagine it is 1975. The bombers are launched. They penetrate the enemy airspace and drop/launch their weapons. Where did they go from there? Return to the U.S.? Not sure about that. Thanks. The film brought back a lot of memories. USAF, 1971-1996.

@charlesreidy9375 2 ай бұрын

Tanker crew chief 70-75. My recovery point was,cold bay Canada, if we didn't need to bail out after giving the bombers all our fuel. Also pulled a lot of B 58 alert time, carswell and little rock.

@artyzinn7725 5 ай бұрын

never knew the movie war games got this view of the sac big board quite close 4:00

@user-vt7fh5ee4x 4 ай бұрын

War Games was Norad.

@gotmythumbs Жыл бұрын

Well, I recognized one FB-111 I'd flown , 242.

@whirledpeas3477 2 жыл бұрын

And now I have a POTUS shaking hands with an invisible person. That's scary

@Thunder_6278 Ай бұрын

The term 'fit for command' should apply. DJT may be loud, obnoxious and bragging, but he knows what's going on, I bet he still gets intel briefs.

@zacharysmith991 3 жыл бұрын

Missing Plattsburgh afb

@paulfallon7038 2 жыл бұрын

GOLLY.

@wessnyder6192 Жыл бұрын

This was me

@Khatmandude 4 жыл бұрын

Like there's anything left for a second strike.

@scootertooter6874 3 жыл бұрын

Not to worry....just sayin'

@oldcarnocar 2 жыл бұрын

We are EWO! am i reaching you ham heads?

@englundus 2 ай бұрын

If a real nuclear war had happened, I doubt there would have been anything left of SAC. And recovered bombers? Who knows how much damage to them! And just imagine the crews with their wives and kids being.....gone? I pray nothing like that ever happens!

@TheElizabethtarantin 2 жыл бұрын

@charlesreidy9375 2 ай бұрын

Sure was. B-58 crew chief at Carswell AFB. Good friend at Liittle Rock had his hand on the launch key. Was the next item in the check list.

@xx-bg2dj 3 жыл бұрын

we need increased defense spending

@michaelb9529 5 ай бұрын

They never mentioned what ever happened to the incoming Soviet missiles. SAC would return to massive chaos and about 80 million dead. All most all of their bases and silos would have been taken out. Most of SACs planes would be lucky to even get off the ground. What a gigantic waste of money, Just think what all that money could have done. Best healthcare system in the world. Free university. the end of poverty. etc etc.

@Thunder_6278 Ай бұрын

Please move to western Europe, they have all those goodies, we don't need you.