By the early 1950s , Rabat SalÃ Air Base was a U.S. Air Force based hosting the 17th Air Force and the 5th Air Division . These divisions oversaw forward basing for Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) B-47 Stratojet aircraft in the country . By the early 1950s , Rabat SalÃ Air Base was a U.S. Air Force installation hosting the 17th Air Force and the 5th Air Division , which oversaw forward basing for Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) B-47 Stratojet aircraft in the country .