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An Alternate Reconstitutional Base (ARB) is a concept used during the Cold War by the
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Strategic Air Command Strategic Air Command (SAC) was both a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile c ...
(SAC) for the rearming of nuclear bombers. The idea was, after a nuclear exchange, primary SAC airfields would be destroyed and returning bombers would have no location to rearm their stores and reattack additional targets. ARB allowed trained teams to depart their home installation and create landing locations for returning bombers.Air Force Historical Research Agency IRIS Document 00456970
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Civilian airfields

A few civilian airfields, such as Clinton-Sherman Airport, were originally SAC bases. The long-length runways were maintained, as well as the
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alert structure for possible reuse by SAC forces in the event of nuclear war.


Training

Various SAC communications squadrons would conduct ARB training by installing a mobile high frequency radio set at a pre-planned site and establish a communications net.


See also

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Post Attack Command and Control System The Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS) was a network of communication sites (both ground and airborne) for use before, during and after a nuclear attack on the United States. PACCS was designed to ensure that National Command Authority ...
* Headquarters Emergency Relocation Team *
55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron The United States Air Force's 55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron (55 MCCS) was a mobile command and control unit located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. History Personnel of the 55 MCCS were trained in their primary specialty, in addition to vital ...


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