Word: naval
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Here our obvious general policy should be to maintain our naval aviation in due relation to the fleet. Our national policy calls for the establishment of the air strength of our army primarily as an agency of defense...
...quoted opinion of General Pershing and the direct testimony of General Summerall, General Hines and General Ely, of Admiral Sims, Admiral Eberle, Admiral Robison, Admiral Coontz and Admiral Hughes stressed the need of the Army and of the Navy for their own air service. Modern military and naval operations cannot be effectively conducted without such services acting as integral parts of a single command...
...Navy the recommendations are similar but with slight variations to conform to the different organization of that service. Instead of representations on a "general staff" it is suggested the naval aviators should be represented in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations and in the Bureau of Investigation; flying officers with general naval training should be placed in command of aircraft carriers, etc., and flying officers should be given general training as much as possible without detaching them from flying duty; no prejudice to a man's promotion should be caused by reason of his devotion to flying...
...Colonel Mitchell was called once before to testify before the Naval Court, but declined to do so because he was about to be tried by Army court martial...
...Alexander Montgomery Carlisle, Privy Councilor to George V, famed naval architect and designer of the Titanic, returned to England last week after a short visit to Wilhelm, onetime Kaiser, at Doorn...