In Memoriam: General Lew Allen Jr. 1925-2009

摘要

After completing multiengine flight training in November 1946, Allen was assigned to Strategic Air Command's (SACs) 7th Bombardment Group at CarsweU AFB, Texas, where he flew B-29s and B-36s and served in various positions related to nuclear weaponry. Throughout his tenure Allen advocated improvements to national combat capability, including survivability of strategic forces, enhanced combat readiness and sustainabUity of al-purpose forces, and expanded airlift capacity.