Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Strategic Air Command

1946 - 1992

— "Peace Is Our Profession" —

Strategic Air Command Memorial (Side A) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

1. Strategic Air Command Memorial (Side A)

Inscription.

"The Cold War Didn't Just End...
It Was Won"

In June 1992, the strongest, most professional military organization the world has ever known furled its banner and bid farewell to a grateful nation whose freedom it had safeguarded for nearly half a century. The spirit, sacrifice and dedication of the Strategic Air Command endures in the hearts and minds of those who served. We are...

"Victors in the Cold War"

Erected by Veterans of Strategic Air Command.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Vietnam. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1992.

Location. 39° 46.775′ N, 84° 6.679′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #TBD) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and

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in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 50th Troop Carrier • Tactical Airlift • Airlft Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 447th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); 71st and 341st Air Refueling Squadrons (a few steps from this marker); USAAF Warsaw Uprising Support Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 4th Ferrying Group (a few steps from this marker); Combat Skyspot (a few steps from this marker); 731st Bomb Squadron (L-NA) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. Strategic Air Command Heritage Site. (Submitted on January 18, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Strategic Air Command.

Strategic Air Command Memorial (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

2. Strategic Air Command Memorial (Side B)

(Submitted on January 18, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Strategic Air Command Memorial Text image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

3. Strategic Air Command Memorial Text

Strategic Air Command Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

4. Strategic Air Command Memorial

In distance, looking east

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

5. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Memorial Park map and markers listing
Click for more information.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,186 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.