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     (b) The mission of the Air service is to render to the troops to which it is attached, whether air or ground, such assistance in reconnaissance, adjustment of fire, and liaison as will assist their respective missions.
     (army regulations No. 95-10, dated War Department April 20, 1923, defines the duties of the military aeronautics as follows:
     "1. Classification - a. x x x
     "b. Air force units are those whose principal role in action is to inflict direct damage upon air and ground components of the enemy and upon enemy establishments; to protect friendly air auxiliary units, ground troops, and establishment from attack and observation from the air, by destroying hostile aircraft. Air auxiliary units are those whose principal role in active operations is to aid directly the strategic and tactical operations of of ground troops, by observation, photographic reconnaissance, regulation of artillery fire, and similar activities.
     "2. Training and employment - a. The training and employment of Air service troops are prescribed in training manuals, etc., prepared in the office of the chief of Air Service and promulgated by the War Department.
     "b. Officers and troops of the Air Service will not be diverted from such service except in cases of public exigency, and when so[[?]] diverted the officers will report the fact to their respective chiefs, forwarding through military channels a copy of the order they may have received. The officer issuing the order will transmit a copy directly to the War Depart ent.
     "c. The Air Service is responsible for the provision of aerial observation for the Army and is charged with the training of all aerial observers. Only officers who are commissioned in or detailed for duty with the Air Service will be designated for duty as aerial observers.")

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