Wind Guesser—Navy Style

By Ensign Knute Larson, U. S. Naval Reserve
January 1945
Our age of flight, culminating in a war of flight and distance, has brought to prominence as never before the comparatively young science of weather. Meteorology, or as we say ...

The Ship’s Medical Officer Prepares For Battle

By Captain T. McKean Downs (M.C.), U. S. Naval Reserve
January 1945
Since its beginning, the Navy has been interested in the health of its men. Navy regulations require the commanding officer of a ship to “set aside a convenient place for ...

Our Fighters Discuss Post-War Plans

By Colonel James Snedeker, U. S. Marine Corps
January 1945
Our soldiers, sailors, and marines overseas are reading about the postwar plans which have become the national topic of conversation. And they are doing some thinking themselves. The goal of ...

Villainous Vesuvius

By Captain Frederick J. Nelson, U. S. Navy
January 1945
Observers said Vesuvius was dead! For days there had been no light brown haze above the cone, no visible fumes! Was one of the world’s worst villains lapsing, at last ...

Synthetic Training In The War Program

By Captain Luis de Florez, U. S. Naval Reserve
January 1945
“Two things are outstanding in the recent development of naval aviation training. They are the development of special devices known within the service as synthetics and the development of operational ...

The Battle of Vella Gulf

By Lieutenant V. A. Sherman, U. S. Naval Reserve
January 1945
The story of how a striking force of American destroyers “derailed” the “Tokyo Express” in one of the most nicely executed and decisive victories of the war. Many bitterly contested ...

Wrinkles In Polar Navigation

By Commander Paul Miller, U. S. Navy (Retired)
January 1945
Although ships have made trips into the Arctic Ocean, even in the summer l the farthest north they can get is a long way from the pole. Until quite recently ...

Discussions, Comments and Notes

January 1945
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Book Reviews

January 1945
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Notes on International Affairs

January 1945
UNITED NATIONS AGREEMENTS Franco-Soviet Pact. —At Premier Stalin’s invitation General de Gaulle arrived in Moscow on December 2, accompanied by his military chief of staff General Alphonse Juin and his ...

Professional Notes

January 1945
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