page_title: John C. Meyer
hierarchical_section_title: John C. Meyer
caption_attribution_description: English: Black and white photograph print of Carl Albert, General William Westmoreland, and others at the Flag Day Ceremonies, June 14, 1971
context_page_description: General John Charles Meyer was an American World War II flying ace, and later the commander-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. SAC was the United States' major nuclear deterrent force with bombers, tankers and reconnaissance aircraft, and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff coordinated the nation's nuclear war plans and developed the Single Integrated Operations Plan.
context_section_description: General John Charles Meyer (April 3, 1919 – December 2, 1975) was an American World War II flying ace, and later the commander-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. SAC was the United States' major nuclear deterrent force with bombers, tankers and reconnaissance aircraft, and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff coordinated the nation's nuclear war plans and developed the Single Integrated Operations Plan.
caption: Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General John C. Meyer with Army Chief of Staff General William C. Westmoreland and Speaker of The House Carl Albert during Flag Day ceremonies on June 14, 1971.
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