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Foreword

As members of the United States Armed Forces you do not have to be told of the magnitude and importance of the task that lies before you.

At every base, station and training field of the United States Army Air Forces you are preparing yourselves for the great test of arms which will prove that the forces of democracy can destroy the evil power of the totalitarian nations.

Soon you will take your places as Bombardiers, Navigators, Pilots, and Gunners alongside our allies who have been fighting so valiantly. As mechanics and supply personnel, and in every type of ground duty, you will have the vital responsibility of making sure that our airplanes will be second to none.

We can win this war, and we will win it, but only if every officer and enlisted man puts forth all the fortitude and resourcefulness that Americans have always displayed in time of war.

There are trying times ahead, times that will test the mettle of all of us, but I am confident that the personnel of my command will acquit themselves with honor and distinction, no matter where and when we shall meet the enemy.

[[signed]] H. H. Arnold [[/signed]]                       
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Commanding General, Army Air Forces



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