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LeMay rose through the ranks of the Air Force, which became independent of the Army in 1947. He took command of the Strategic Air Command in 1957, and was promoted to the top job as USAF Chief of Staff in 1961, a position he held until his retirement in 1965.  

LeMay rose through the ranks of the Air Force, which became independent of the Army in 1947. He took command of the Strategic Air Command in 1957, and was promoted to the top job as USAF Chief of Staff in 1961, a position he held until his retirement in 1965.  

At the beginning of the [[Cold War]], LeMay managed the [[Berlin Airlift]] in 1948. Subsequently he took over the fledgling [[Strategic Air Command]] and for ten years he built it into the professional, disciplined, and powerful organization that kept the peace for thirty-five years after he left it.  

At the beginning of the [[Cold War]], LeMay managed the [[Berlin Airlift]] in 1948. Subsequently, he took over the fledgling [[Strategic Air Command]] and for ten years he built it into the professional, disciplined, and powerful organization that kept the peace for thirty-five years after he left it.  

He consistently argued for more aggressive action by the United States during the [[Cold War]].  During the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], LeMay put his bombers on alert and wanted Kennedy's approval to bomb Cuba.

He consistently argued for more aggressive action by the United States during the [[Cold War]].  During the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], LeMay put his bombers on alert and wanted Kennedy's approval to bomb Cuba.