When MAC was disbanded on December 10, 1943, No . 205 Group was assigned to the Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Force.
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In the early years, the " Luftwaffe " was able to inflict a string of defeats on Allied strategic air forces.
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Within the German air force leadership, the general opinion was that the Luftwaffe was a tactical rather than a strategic air force.
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During 1945, the United States added the U . S . Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific, commanded by General Carl Spaatz.
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M1 guns were deployed for the protection of nuclear production facilities, major industrial centers, strategic air force bases, and select major population centers.
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The Il-78 is a modification of the Il-76 once used as a fuel carrier for strategic air forces of the former Soviet Union.
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MAAF was the southern component of U . S . Strategic Air Forces, Europe, the overall USAAF command and control organization in Europe.
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Giles was appointed deputy commander of United States Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific under General Carl Andrew Spaatz on July 5, 1945.
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The Eighth Air Force was planned to be a second strategic Air Force to be used during the Invasion of Japan which never materialized.
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The aftermath caused Congress to review, and after investigation enabled the implementation of the creation of a Strategic Air Force supporting a nuclear mission.
