south korea was invaded valley forge was soon joined by the other two aircraft carriers remaining in the pacific the mess that the united states found itself in was a direct result of the recent defense policies concerned about public criticism of his handling of the korean war president truman decided to ask for johnson's resignation lewis johnson resigned in september of NUMBER_TOKEN only three months after the korean war had begun despite lacking resources the u.s navy may do by recalling thousands of officers from the reserve force president truman himself formally addressed the reservists we face a serious situation we hope we face it in the cause of peace during the korean war the navy had to recommission ships modernize aircraft carriers and develop better airplanes korea was a peninsula the control of the air and seas was essential for victory on land interestingly enough the b-NUMBER_TOKEN strategic bombers were never employed in combat during the korean war the fighting finally came to an end on july NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN when the korean armistice agreement was signed but the end of the korean war was just the beginning of a new era for american naval aviation the u.s navy's actions during the korean war demonstrated the effectiveness of aircraft carriers in the age of jet aircraft one of the greatest advantages of aircraft carriers is that by sailing in international waters they do not interfere with any territorial sovereignty which eliminates the need for overflight authorizations from third-party countries reduces the times and transit distances of aircraft and therefore significantly increases aircraft availability in the combat zone wherever that may be around the globe these advantages became so obvious during the korean war that even one year prior to the end of the war the keel of a new super carrier uss forest soul was laid uss foresole joined the fleet three years later with british developments in flight deck technology which was adopted and applied to older carriers like uss midway more powerful jets were now viable at sea swept wings and supersonic speed brought carrier aviation into the forefront of combat flying by the end of the decade the korean war was costly and the mass activation of the reserves disrupted many lives but the lessons learned in preparedness and career effectiveness sustained america's overseas military efforts for the remainder of the cold war and to this day which may also be the day that you get a personalized thank you card from not what you think see description for more details
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