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NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY

        Enclosure "C"


ESTIMATE OF USAF FORCES REQUIRED FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
                            (NSC 68)


1. Combat Wings
  Heavy Bomb
  Medium Bomb
  Strat. Rcn (H)
  Strat. Rcn (M)
  Light Bomb
  Tac. Ron.
  Ftr. Bomb
  Ftr. Int.*
  Tr. Carr. (H)*
  Tr. Carr. (M)


               Total (Wgs)
2. Separate Squadrons
  Wea Ron.
  Air/Sea Rescue
  Liaison
  Tow Target
  Strategic Support

              Total


30 June 1951 Target
   As Approved
 24 November 1950


R~ecommenaea-as
soon as practicable,
and with a Target
Date no later than
  80 June 1952


5                 6
13                 20
2                 4
2                 4
3 (1) t           4
4 (1)1:           4
16 (4)1:           18
16                 20
2                 3
7 (3) t            12

70                 95


6
10
2
2
3


6
12
4
3
3


23                 28


  Mats (Sqs)                        20                  30
3. Military Personnel (Total)  651,000            971,Y000
4. Civilian Components. The Civilian components will be utilized to
  the maximum during the build-up and also to back-up the active
  military components.
5. Active Aircraft                                  16, 650

  * One Assault Squadron per group. [Footnote in the source text.]
  t Air Reserve Units. [Footnote in the source text.]
  t Air Nat'l Guard Units. [Footnote in the source text.]


                          Editorial Note

  1On December 16, 1950, President Truman issued Proclamation
2914: Proclaiming the Existence of a National Emergency. Stating
that "the increasing menace of the forces of communist aggression
requires that the national defense of the United States be strength-
ened as speedily as possible," the President summoned "all citizens