General Power at Air Research and Development Command

Then came his appointment as commander of the Air Research and Development Command in 1954, a position General Power held for three years.


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In December 1949, Kirtland AFB became headquarters for the newly created Special Weapons Command. The nucleus of this organization was composed of pioneering Air Force agencies that had located here to determine future employment of special weapons. The command became the Air Force Special Weapons Center (AFSWC) on April 1, 1952, and was a unit of the Air Research and Development Command ARDC).