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Teacher Teacher October 1, 1962, Secretary McNamara directs Admiral Robert Dennison, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), “to be prepared to institute a [military] blockade against Cuba.” The commanders-in-chief of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force under the Atlantic Command are directed to position their forces to execute the first stage of.