United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board

The United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is a military unit that provides forecasts of long-range science and technology.

Scientific Advisory Board Chairmen
1944–1954: Dr. Theodore von Kármán (Chairman Emeritus −1963)
1955–58 Dr. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, Maj Gen
1962–64: Dr. H. Guyford Stever
1982–86 Dr. Eugene E. Covert
1995–96 Dr. Gene McCall

Scientific Advisory Board Military Directors
1944–1946: Gen Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold
1946–47: Maj Gen Curtis E. Lemay
1947–1948: Lt Gen Laurence Craigie1
1948–52,54- : Maj Gen Donald L. Putt

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