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^[[underlined]][[Col. Milling]][[/underlined]]

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[[underlined]]by D. M. Miner. Oct. 22, 1920.[[/underlined]]

A M E R I C A N  A R M Y  A I R  S E R V I C E

The aeronautic fraternalism established between us and the Americans during the war must not be lost with the advent of peace, but on the contrary must be strengthened and made more fruitful in the great common future of civilian air traffic.

Our Review, first issued while the war was still raging, immediately had a clear perception of the community of our aeronautic interests with those of America and we sought, by the publication of a special bulletin in the English language, to put ourselves in contact with the brave American pilots and student pilots in Italy, by imparting to them the best results of our technical aeronautic investigations and, at the same time, by informing our Italian readers in regard to the great American technical and scientific activity in the aeronautic field.

It is, therefore, with the liveliest sympathy and most cordial enthusiasm that we publish the following estimate of the American Army Air Service and its chiefs by A. Guidoni, Lt. Col. of Naval Constructors, our Air Attaché in the United States.

M. d. R.

The American Army Air Service constitutes practically a Corps, to which are transferred permanently, or detailed temporarily, officers from the various branches.

For the present and future Army there is no probability of the formation of a single aeronautic organization. Therefore, the Army Air Service comprises a Training Group, corresponding to our squadron commands and schools, an Information Group and a Supply Group.

The technical services are performed by an Engineering Division stationed at Dayton.

The personnel is numerous. At present there are about 7000 officers.

Without exaggeration, it may be said that the American Air Service is well organized and well managed and that the pilots and ground personnel perform their duties with conscience and enthusiasm.

The most prominent figures of the American Air Service are General Mencher and General Mitchell, two manly soldiers, resolute and determined to triumph over the indifference and the obstacles to the development of aviation.

Officers and subordinates confidently follow these two men, whose characteristics mutually supplement each other.

Italy, and especially our Air Service, has in them two friends and admirers.