Air Force the Official Service Journal - Air Force Historical Studies ...
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ilE \\'ar Departlllent plau for partial demobiliv.it<br />
iou foll()\\ing <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> wur<br />
III Europe calls for: selection of men to<br />
be rclcavcd as individuals<br />
units; pr ioritv of rclc.rsc to<br />
ru<strong>the</strong>r<br />
enlisted<br />
than<br />
mcn<br />
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a basis of time in service, OHTSCIS dutv.<br />
combat recorel and clcpcndcuts: release of<br />
officers on ;1 basis of militarv ncccssitv: mO\T'<br />
mcnt of .\.\1' combat grouiJS and supporting<br />
grounel nnits from all over <strong>the</strong> world to<br />
Pncific .u cus; release by <strong>the</strong> .\.\1' to be<br />
slower at first than hv <strong>the</strong> Ground <strong>Force</strong>s:<br />
as rcplarcmcnts 11l'cOl'ne .rvail.rblc from <strong>the</strong><br />
Cronnd <strong>Force</strong>s and from new inductees. rclease<br />
hv <strong>the</strong> .\,\1' proportionate to <strong>the</strong><br />
Crounel <strong>Force</strong>s.<br />
The elenlObili/,;ltion pl.m is eleliberateh'<br />
complex to :lehie\T inuxinuuu f:lirrless, T1,e<br />
abO\'e is merely :I sketch of <strong>the</strong> pl:lIl.<br />
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The ,\\1' is making a stud;' of :111 its<br />
present officers to eletermine who arc best<br />
qualified to hold comrnissions. ei<strong>the</strong>r Regnlar<br />
Armv or ORC, iii <strong>the</strong> postw.rr .ur force<br />
.md to lc.iru whirl: ones arc interested iii<br />
continning in service after <strong>the</strong> wnr . Pending<br />
decision on <strong>the</strong> strength of <strong>the</strong> poxtw.u<br />
.vrmv, this vurvcv \\ill cu.ililc <strong>the</strong> .\.\F to<br />
cominissioil <strong>the</strong> ;llImber of otTieers :luthor'<br />
ized to it without <strong>the</strong> coufuvion that would<br />
result from unplanned .md<br />
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hurried selection,<br />
Thc first m il it.irv helicopter tr.iiuim; school<br />
bs lxcu C't:lbll,shn) bv <strong>the</strong> ,\,\1,' ;lt Free'<br />
man held. Ind. .<br />
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Fshbllslmlent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Air</strong> Technical SC1Y'<br />
icc Comm.md (<strong>the</strong> redesignation of <strong>the</strong> rc<br />
eenth' (Teatc'lses \\('IT at least triupor.nil , dcl.rvcd.<br />
III <strong>the</strong> 11"1J:ln C:llllpaigll, along <strong>the</strong> Ycl<br />
10,,' Ri\er front. <strong>the</strong> Jap:ll1ese relied (JlI <strong>the</strong><br />
'peed and \\Tlght of <strong>the</strong>n :Irlilor and tile<br />
I:rcl of ,\mcriC:111 :lirhases \\rlhlll rallge 01<br />
<strong>the</strong> frollt for (Jlllck ,Slleless, T!1lS plall \\:"<br />
h,"ed Oil (I"ick. deep pelletLltiollS a(TOSS tl"<br />
Ibt ",helt llc'!ds. Cllttilll; "1' <strong>the</strong> Chillese<br />
:11111\' Ilito -'Cl;ll1ents fm :1111111 I il:rtioll. <strong>the</strong>ll<br />
pushlllg 011 \lTSt :lfter <strong>the</strong> I I:lIlkc",' l'eipillg<br />
Lli!ro:ld h:ld been tak,'ll. to c'aptm(' Siall<br />
:md dri\T a \\'edge hehnTII CUll11l1111llSt :11\(!<br />
:\atlollalist Chilla,<br />
B\' a IIIrr;lde of IllOH'll1ellt :ll1d "eOl1l:lll<br />
s('l\{e(' hy Lt, Col. JOhll \\', \\'r1h:111lS011's<br />
h:lttered tr:lllsportS. :1(!\:lllee I1nits of th('<br />
Chmesc--.\lnerie:l11 \\'illS; \\ere est:lhlishl'
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