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These OOBs are adapted from Strategic Air Command People, Aircraft, and Missiles - Second Edition By Norman Polmar and Timothy M. Laur.

Each post by me will cover a single decade in the Command's History.

First up; a listing of all the SAC Commanders from 1946 to 1990.

1946

Personnel
37,092 (4,319 officers, 27,871 airmen, 4,902 civilians)

Tactical Aircraft
(148 B-29, 85 P-51, 31 F-2, 15 C-54) About 30 of the B-29s were configured to carry nuclear weapons.

Aircraft Units
6 x Very Heavy Bomb Groups with 30 x B-29s
3 x Very Heavy Bomb Groups with no aircraft assigned
1 x Fighter Group with 75 x P-51s
1 x Fighter Group with no aircraft assigned
1 x Reconnaissance Wing with F-2s
1 x Reconnaissance Squadron with F-13s
1 x Air Transport Unit with 10 x C-54s

Active Bases
18 in the continental limits of the United States (CONUS)

Things of Note in the Command's History:

* 21 March: SAC is established.

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1947

Personnel
49,589 (5,175 officers, 39,307 airmen, 5,107 civilians)

Tactical Aircraft
713 (319 B-29, 230 P-51, 120 P-80, 9 C-54, and 35 F-2, F-9, F-13, and FB-17)

Aircraft Units
11 x Very Heavy Bomb Groups with 30 x B-29s
5 x Very Heavy Bomb Groups without aircraft
3 x Fighter Groups with 75 x P-51s
2 x Fighter Groups with 75 x P-80s
1 x Reconnaisance Group with 12 x F-9s
1 x Reconnaisance Group without aircraft
1 x Reconnaisance Squadron with 24 x F-13s
1 x Air Transport Unit with 10 x C-54s

Active Bases
16 CONUS bases

Things of Note in the Command's History:

* 18 September: USAF is created.

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1948

Personnel
51,965 (5,562 officers, 40,038 airmen, 6,365 civilians)

Tactical Aircraft
837 (35 B-36, 35 B-50, 486 B-29, 131 F-51, 81 F-82, 24 RB-17, 30 RB-29, 4 RC-45, 11 C-54)

Aircraft Units[/i]
1 x Heavy Bomb Group with 18 x B-36s
1 x Heavy Bomb Group without aircraft
5 x Medium Bomb Groups with 45 x B-29s
6 x Medium Bomb Groups with 30 x B-29s
1 x Medium Bomb Group with 45 x B-29s and B-50s
1 x Fighter Group with 75 x F-51s
1 x Fighter Group with 75 x F-82s
2 x Strategic Reconnaisance Groups with 12 x RB-17s and RB-29s
2 x Strategic Reconnaisance Squadrons with 12 x RB-17s and RB-29s
1 x Strategic Support Unit with 10 x C-54s
2 x Medium Air Refuelling Squadrons with authorized strength of 20 x KB-29s in process of equipping.

Active Bases
21 CONUS bases

Things of Note in the Command's History:

* 20 February: First B-50, an A model, delivered to 43d BW at Davis Monthan AFB.
* 18 June: First Air Refuelling Squadrons, the 43d and 509th are activicated at Davis-Monthan AFB, and Roswell AFB. They begin receiving their aircraft in late 1948.
* 26 June: First B-36, an A model, delivered to 7th BG at Carswell AFB.
* 19 October: Curtis E. LeMay becomes CINCSAC.
* 9 November: SAC HQ moved from Andrews AFB, Maryland to Offut AFB, Nebraska.

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1949

Personnel
71,490 ( 10,050 officers, 53,460 airmen, 7,980 civilians)

Tactical Aircraft
(390 B-29, 36 B-36, 99 B-50, 67 KB-29, 62 RB-29, 18 RB-17, 19 C-54, 11 C-82, 5 YC-97, 80 F-86, 81 F-82)

Aircraft Units
1 x Heavy Bomb Group with 18 x B-36s
2 x Heavy Bomb Groups with authorized strength of 18 x B-36s in process of equipping.
3 x Medium Bomb Groups with 45 x B-29s
5 x Medium Bomb Groups with 30 x B-29s
3 x Medium Bomb Groups with 45 x B-29s and B-50s
1 x Fighter Group with 75 x F-86s
1 x Fighter Group with 75 x F-82s
1 x Strategic Reconnaisance Group with 48 x RB-29s, RB-17s and C-82s.
1 x Strategic Reconnaisance Group with 36 x RB-29s
1 x Strategic Reconnaisance Group with 18 x RB-29s
2 x Strategic Support Squadrons with 12 x C-54s and YC-97s
2 x Air Refueling Squadrons with 20 x KB-29s
2 x Air Refuelling Squadrons with 20 x KB-29s authorized; partially equipped
2 x Air Refuelling Squadrons with no aircraft assigned.

Active Bases
17 CONUS bases

Things of Note in the Command's History:

* October: Spot promotion system initiated after October bombing competition by General LeMay.