As Air Police (1956–1966) As Security Police (1966–1992)
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Type
Military police
Role
Military law enforcement Ground Defense
Part of
U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Department of the Air Force
Motto(s)
Defensor Fortis[1]
Equipment
.45 M1911 pistol
chrome-plated.38-caliber revolver with special bone-handled grip
Engagements
Cold War
Commanders
Notable commanders
General Curtis E. LeMay
General Horace M. Wade
First Lieutenant Raymond L. Balcer
Insignia
SAC's Elite Guard Beret with SAC Shield (1984)[2]
Original Air Police Shield
Military unit
The SAC Elite Guard was a United States Air Force Security Police unit established in December 1956 to provide security at the headquarters of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) of the U.S. Air Force, as well as personal protection for the Commander and Vice Commander of SAC.[3]
Established by order of General Curtis E. LeMay, the unit was initially known as Detachment "A" of the 3902nd Air Police Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base. With end of the Cold War in 1992 the Strategic Air Command Elite Guards were formed into the United States Air Force Security Police and later merged in 1997 into the new United States Air Force Security Forces, which exists to this day.
^Latin phrase translation.com Literally, "Protector of the Powerful", but per Pinckney 148, intended as "Defender of the Force".
^General (GEN) Bennie L. Davis, commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britian [sic] and Northern Ireland review the Strategic Air Command Elite Guard during a brief visit by the Queen, National Archives Catalog, by Bobby R. Pittard (Defense Audiovisual Agency), dated 15 October 1984, last accessed 4 April 2021
^Pinckney, Kali, Defensor Fortis: A Brief History of Usaf Security and Those Dedicated Few Who Defend the Air Force at the Ground Level, Universal Publishers Press, ISBN 1-58112-554-2, ISBN 978-1-58112-554-2 (2003), pp. 37–38
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