Evening star., 1935-01-13

pushed forward emerge
- Andrews, Army Air Corp
Of the force.
Even though organization
force has not been completed,
liminary training and eXperimel
compose the new force. He
quarters in the State, War a
assemsl.ng his headquarters ur
After organization of headq
terS Air Force is completed ane
partments, it will be moved
which has been designated as t
force. Col. Andrews is slated tt
The commander Of the G. H. @
Air Force Is to be responsible, under
the chief of staff, for the peace-time
training. maneuvers and tactical EN-
ployment Of all combat elements Of
the Air Corps and, in cooperation
with the Corp Area commanders, for
the preparation of the training pro-
grams for all Air Corps tactical units
Wing and other subordinate COM
manders, yet to be named, will be re-
sponsible for the instruction, training
and employment of the units of the
three wings which are to be organ
lied as the main subdivisions of the
Air Force.
All stations at which units of the
Air Force are located, the War De-
partment has ordered, will be under
command Of the respective Corps Area
commanders, although the Air Corps
depot at Rockwell Field, Calf, is to
remain under jurisdiction of the chief
of Air Corps The aviation schools
at Rockwell Field and Langley Field
are to be transferred to the jurisdic-
tion Of Col. Andrews and the training
Of these schools eventually will be
absorbed in the normal training of
the G. H. @. Air Force.
Under the new plan the G. H. O.
Air Force Is to be organized into
highly mobile tactical units consisting
only Of such personnel and equipment
as may be essential for their self
sustained operation in the field for
short periods of time.
First Test in Progress.
The first real test of this type of
mobile unit now is in progress in
Florida, where nearly 100 fighting
airplanes of the Army Air Corps
have been concentrated for a month
OF field operations in the Gulf States.
The concentration includes units of
the I'd Bombardment Wing, Langley
Field, Va, under command of Mai.
B. @. Jones, Air Corps. The I'd
Bombardment Group, Maj. Willis H.
Hale, Air Corps, commanding; the
9Th Pursuit Group Capt. Albert M.
Guidera. Air Corps, commanding, and
the 18th Airship Squadron, attached,
commanded by Capt. Clarence B.
Lober, Air Corps, compose the wing.
For the first time in the history of
aviation" 1t was explained by the War
Department, these units are in
augurating what amounts to a prac-
tice march over about 5000 miles OF
terrain, carrying with them all their
necessary camp equipment and sup
plies"
They will supply themselves in the
field with all classes of supplies by air
except bombs and ammunition. One
OF the principal purposes of the
maneuvers is to determine just what
is required for large Air Corps units,
including ,000-cubic- foot airship,
to enable them to operate by them
selves in the field in areas sometimes
as far as 1000 miles from their supply
bases.
Will Last Four Weeks.
This maneuver," it was ex-
planned, "will last approximately four
weeks and will go far toward securing
a determination upon the question as
to how quickly the air force can con-
centrate at any point in the conti-
mental United States"
Similar field training is to be car
ried out for the other two wings of the
G. H. @. Air Force as soon as Col.
Andrews can perfect plans for these
operations, it was explained.
The year 1885 is to be employed for
experimentation and development of
the organization problems of the G.
H. @. Air Force. On or before March
! tentative tables of organization, in
cluding those for combat units, mobile
service squadrons and station compile
ments are to be issued for test pur-
poses.
The War Department, announcing
oroders for the organization OF the new
air force. impressed upon all officers
OF the force that they are dealing with
q new conception" and that its sue
cess, especially during the period of
test, will depend upon the "conscien-
tious efforts OF all commanders and
other personnel concerned to carry out
the spirit and intent of this directive"
Brattain Promoted.
Promotion of Paul Brattain, for II
years q representative here of various
aviation interests, to the posts of vice
president or North American Aviation
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