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sent time, none exists between the air forces of the army or of the navy.  Air units assigned to ground troops are almost turned loose to their own devices.  The Chief of Air Service has only a remote instructional control over them, whereas the troops to which they are assigned have practically no knowledge of the use of an air service or air force.  The result is that instruction is given only after the most complicated system of departmental "red tape", through routine channels.  The Chief of Air Service should be charged specifically with the instruction of all air troops until such time as they are assigned to ground troops for duty and, even under these conditions, he should have a technical supervision to see that their duties are properly carried out.  This is the proceeding adopted in all the great countries at the present time.

34.  In each one of the countries that I visited in the Far East, there was unity of command in the air forces.  They were handled by general officers of the air forces.  The separate and independent fighting air units were directly under the tactical and strategical command of the Commander in Chief of the respective countries.  In sharp distinction to this, there was no single command apparent in the U.S. possessions, in Hawaii, or the Philip-

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