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guarded against. The air is a big place with three dimensions, and it is much harder work to maintain contact and preserve cohesion in the air than on the ground.

As to supply, the system used during the War appeared satisfactory, but, in future, a great deal of supplying will have to be done by air, as the means of transportation on the ground are not swift enough to give sufficient autonomy to an air force.

After a detailed study of the operations of the late war of the armies with an air force attached, a discussion lasting several days took place as to future wars. No matter what the nature of the war may be, mobilization of all elements has to take place first; then, concentration in the theater of operations, deployment in the field for attack or defense, preparation for combat, and, last, the combat.  With the armies in the European theater, no matter what countries may be involved, a minimum of from two to three weeks is necessary for these operations before the main armies may com into contact. An air force which can attack in one or two days can exert its greatest influence during this time by striking at the enemy's communications, his concentration points, his depots of storage and munitions, his factories, and his shipping. Consequently, the air force must be the first line of offense, and must be ready to throw its bulk against the enemy at once. In France