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April, 2005

HQ SAC ELITE GUARD

IN THE BEGINNING

By Col (Ret) Ray Balcer
 

                       

A Perspective by Major Herbert Meyer

 Circa 1957, 1964

       

A Perspective by Col. Robert Swing (Ret)

 

                                               

A Perspective by Luther Meilahn, Published in the SAC Magazine, Klaxon

           

Facsimile of a history produced by the 3906th Special Security Squadron

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SAC Elite Guard "recruiting tape" circa mid 1980's, probably accompanied by a slideshow.   Run time for this tape is about  9 minutes 

Click Here for Audio

(Does anyone know the whereabouts of the slides?)

 

Units of the Sac Elite Guard

The 3902nd Air Police Squadron was designated on 1 Sep 1948 and organized on 1 Oct 1948 at Offutt AFB;

Detachment A of the 3902nd Air Police Squadron formed December 1956;

The Squadron was re-designated 3902nd Combat Defense Squadron on 1 Jul 1960;

Detachment A  was renamed the "SAC Elite Guard" in May 1961;

The Squadron was re-designated 3902nd Security Police Squadron on 2 Jul 1967;

The SAC Elite Guard separated from 3902nd Security Police Squadron and formed the newly activated 3906th Security Police Squadron, 1 Mar 1980;

 The Squadron was re-designated 3906th Special Security Squadron on 1 Apr 1980;

 3902nd Security Police Squadron inactivated on 1 Mar 1986;

 3906th Special Security Squadron deactivated on 1 Jun 1992, with the stand down of the Strategic Air Command;

The SAC Elite Guard renamed to STRATCOM Elite Guard, assigned to the 55th Air Base Wing, 55th Security Forces Squadron, with the activation of USSTRATCOM, 1 Jun 1992.
 (Sources - U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Strategic Air Command and Squadron Records)

Appointment of the first Officer in Charge of Detachment 'A' Flight and Drill Team

   

The first OIC and NCOIC of Detachment 'A', later, the Elite Guard

Lt_Raymond_Balcer    MSgt Robert Corbin   

Elite Guard Uniforms

                                 

Uniforms

Early 50s uniform    Original guard winter uniform    Original guard kahki uniform without tie    Guard kahki uniform with tie    Drill team kahki uniform with scarf    Gabardine (silver tan) uniform    Orginal shade 84 uniform with blue shirt    Tropical worsted shade 84 uniform    Short sleeved blue shirt    Test Light blue shirt with plain blue scarf    Test Light blue shirt with stars on scar    Test Light blue shirt with crest on scarf, blue aigulette    US collar brass    No collar brass    SAC crest collar brass    Double braid pistol lanyard with clip    Single braid aigulette with 2 single loops    Double braid aigulette with 2 single loops    Double braid double loop aigulette   

Original SAC Shield  and the 3902nd Air Base Wing Patch

       

Original  3902 Combat Defense Squadron Patch

       

Proposed 3906 Special Security Squadron Patch

                               

Recruiting and Job Requirements

           

Press Background and Release Forms 

                      


 

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