European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Nona today and tomorrow just us in or i pm Var retiring a Vrr Force in thl world of continuing to re pcs and Mel los tension. Tow Navy s and import nor dts Iliili d during Ihn run it Cohnn calf Al. The 1w5i do Elln buildup. Tin morn recent Nrec plance of the porn res missile system and the pm Ctm Dikiy offer Dikiy Oleri and Odyssey of to Goth Fleet in the Mediterranean nit will in Othor Fleet Unith deployed throughout the world with n Crew of some 660,000 officers nude i a std to and n flex t of approximately 900 Mhlor which Range from count irn aging in rime Veteran to a handful of futuristic space Oro wonders and n Fust growing underwater Armada of Tom la Suhs the Navy hair worldwide com Mit Manti to maintain Freedom or the seas. Today control of the seas not Only mean the 330 million cubic Miles of water which envelop 70.8 per cent of the world s sur face but beneath and above the oceans As Well. This three dimensional task is get Ting greater As requirements Call for deeper and higher operations As scientific an Industrial technology advances. Operations Ore enhanced by the Navy continuing research development and technical Progress such As that seen by the newer Long Range Polaris missiles which Are now deployed with the Fleet and the fast a caper do Vang nuclear pow ered submarines which Are now a the past year the Navy deployed Alt three of its nuclear surface ships Over seas for the first time bolstered the free world s deterrent potential by assigning t i Polaris launching tubs o North Atlantic treaty organization naval units in the Mediterranean to replace obsolescent Shore bated Lulles and aircraft and increased procurement of advanced ship launched missiles and Carrier bated aircraft such Ashe Aba intruder a5c a Galante and the highly advanced trl serv be f4b phantom ii. In addition to bolstering its offensive and defensive punch and maintaining its constant state of readiness through never ending training end Fleet operations the Navy had its usual Shore of both scheduled and unplanned asks. These included such versatile operations Ai astronaut recovery support of scientific endeavours in Antarctica quarantine patrols and search an Rescue of flood earthquake and storm Vic Tims in Libyn Morocco Japan and other coastal areas. A. Georgh Baker jul of i minuteman hat reach of 4,000 Miles. Tiik United states air Force in Viii mustered the it nut. Looks Fiir word to Whlig r her guns. From a to my null Riluth tin it kit y Hawk in 1kb to Tho present when the sound Herr scr in
