Arc Light One

[Zipper730]

While it seems unrelated, this is a documentary on General LeMay


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmBcXvpbScI

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV6ohv9_2iU

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qoPDzVcmHQ

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQDtPCE8lJw

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hBTlZj83Gs

It seemed that this might have affected Johnson's distrust of the JCS: I think he thought LeMay would use any excuse he could to "get WWIII started". While I don't know about what Generals replaced him, I'm curious if Johnson thought they or the JCS might have the same mindset.

 

[Zipper730]

I'm curious if General Ryan (who assumed command of SAC after Power) was as extreme as LeMay or Power?

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[Zipper730]

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(From LBJ - Randall B. Woods. Free Press - 2006)

What year was this occurring in? It said March 23, but not what year.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm curious if General Ryan (who assumed command of SAC after Power) was as extreme as LeMay or Power?

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I honestly don't know. The Wiki on him describes someone who we airmen would think of as "ate up", but how he compared to his predecessors, beats me.

 

[Zipper730]

I honestly don't know. The Wiki on him describes someone who we airmen would think of as "ate up", but how he compared to his predecessors, beats me.

"ate up"?

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

"ate up"?

Yes, that was our phrase at the time, means basically "overzealous", usually to a fault.

 

[Zipper730]

Yes, that was our phrase at the time, means basically "overzealous", usually to a fault.

Okay, so a guy who ate others to get to the top?

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Okay, so a guy who ate others to get to the top?

I don't know the background behind the phrase. I always assumed it was along the lines of "eaten up with enthusiasm".

 

[Zipper730]

Thumpalumpacus

From what it appears at least some data seems to indicate General Ryan was known to be considerably more balanced than LeMay or Power (not that this is a major achievement) and seemed to have allegedly formed a bridge between guys like LeMay and Power and SAC of the late Cold War.