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force and the police and handling of the civil population. For the air force, however, the mission must be to prevent landings on any islands and to destroy any force either in the air, on the water, or under the water within the radius of their operation. While the air forces now on duty in the Department are entirely inadequate to the task in hand, still a cadre of organization can be adopted, a commander of the air force and staff installed, efficient plans for war drawn up and written down, the pursuit aviation organized and trained to pursue, the bombardment organized and trained to bomb, and the observation organized and trained to observe and also to assume the tactical offensive when observation is of secondary importance. All supply arrangements should be brought directly under command of the air force commander as should be all arrangements for the defense against aircraft. His duties should be those now prescribed for the commander of the air force of an army (as a matter of fact the military force in Hawaii partakes of the character of what we designated an army in the European war).
The offensive air force should be brought together under one tactical command and stationed as close to each other physically

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