The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

Washington, Jan. IA Announce ment of the plans of fleet concentra- tion at Panama from February 18th to March 24th and for a naval air display in the Caribbean from March 24th to April 3rd has been made by the navy department.
 The Secretary of the Navy Charles naval aid, Captain H. R. Stark, USN, will be present during the concen- tration, making the trip south aboard battleship of the battle fleet. As- sistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics David s. Ingals will fly to Panama via the coastal air route, with his aid, Lieutenant Command CT R. P. Molten. USN, accompany ing in a second plane. Admiral Will liam V. Pratt, USN, chief of naval operations, with his aid. Lieutenant c. W. A Campbell, USN, will make the trip south aboard 8 battleship of the battle fleet.
 Fleet concentration at Panama will consist of two phases: a naval war problem from February 17th to February 21st, and fleet maneuvers under supervision of Admiral Jehu V. Chase, USN, chief, United States fleet, on the U. s. S. Texas, during the period following the war problem. Fleet concentration will terminate with the departure of the battle fleet and scouting fleet from Panama on March 24th fol- series of naval problems will be car ried out in the Caribbean from
 March 24th to April 3rd by the scouting fleet and for these prob lens the aircraft carriers Saratoga and Lexington, normally attached to the battle fleet, have been or- dered to report to the commander of the scouting fleet for duty. Forces of of the fleet will start moving to- wards the Panama canal on January 10th. when units of the scouting fleet
 will leave their east coast bases en
 route to Guantanmo Bay, Cuba. on February 3rd to the Canal zone. Units of the battle fleet will leave their west coast bases February 9th | en route towards Panama. For the | initia; phose of concentration, a | naval war game between two forces of the fleet will be staged in the
 Pacific in the vicinity of lower Gen.
 tral America An attacking force
 under Admiral F. H. Schofeld, | USN, commander-in-chie battle
 fleet, will attempt to establish an l dQVdnCcQ DdSc OH lUS IIlhlHldHu III
 the face of defending force com-
 manded by Admiral A. L. Will } lard, USN. commander scouting l fleet.
 | Summarizing, Admiral Chase will
 have at his command 137 ships, ac-
 commodating 273 naval planes, with
 personnel attached totalling approx
 imately 2.90O officers and 33,000 en- listed men. Following fleet man.
 euvers, the battle fleet, less the Sara
 toga and Lexington, will return to it's west coast bases. The scouting
 fleet with the two large carriers, will
 carry out a series of war problems
 in the Caribbean. In these problems
 naval patrol planes attached to the
 scouting fleet and occupying theo-
 retical advanced base in the West
 Indies, will scout for the enemy
 naval forces in the Caribbean. Both
 the attacking and defending naval
 forces will employ aircraft in num-
 bers. After air concentration exer-
 cises, the scouting fleet will remain
 at Guantanamo Bay, until May 3rd
 when it will proceed to Narragan-
 sett-Cape Cod area. The Saratoga and
 Lexingt will return to the West
 coast to rejoin the battle fleet
 | Ships upon which local officers and men serving which will take part