This Month’s Cover Painting
The Marines on the cover have just executed a vertical envelopment landing and are charging out of the landing zone to deploy according to the scheme of maneuver. Artist John De Grasse, a Marine himself for 20 years, painted this cover to commemorate the “Force in Readiness”—the U. S. Marine Corps on its 186th Anniversary.
New Staff
The Board of Control takes Member pleasure in announcing the appointment of David Q. Scott as Art Director. Mr. Scott studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and has had extensive graphic arts experience. A former Air Force captain, he was a jet pilot, instructor, and safety officer. Mr. Scott is also an experienced seaman, both on and off soundings.
Article Delayed
The publication of “The Right to Fight,” by Colonel Robert D. Heinl, Jr., U. S. Marine Corps, announced as the lead article for this month’s Proceedings, has been delayed because security clearance has not yet been received. The article traces the history of attempts to cut back or do away with the Marine Corps as an effective fighting force; it is a chapter from Colonel Heinl’s definitive history of the Corps, Soldiers of the Sea, soon to be published by the Naval Institute. It is hoped that “The Right to Fight” can be printed in the Proceedings in the near future.
Ten Best Naval Photos of 1961
As noted on this page in the August Proceedings, the Naval Institute will publish as early as practicable in 1962 its first annual Review, “The U. S. Navy and Marine Corps in 1961.” This book will consist of well- illustrated essays on the year’s developments in every major phase of sea power.
One section of the book will be devoted to the ten best naval photographs of the year. Picture submissions are invited for this competition. Photographs may cover any subject as long as they clearly pertain to the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the merchant service, or the sea itself. Photos must be black and white, and may be either official or unofficial. Any individual—naval, military, or civilian—is eligible to submit his work for judging by the editors of the Naval Institute. Photos must have been taken during 1961 and must be in the hands of the editors by 15 January 1962. Entries should be addressed to Photo Editor, U. S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Md. Fifty dollars will be paid to each of the photographers of the ten pictures chosen best. Other photographs submitted will be held by the Naval Institute for possible publication elsewhere unless their return is requested. Any of these photographs printed by the Naval Institute will be paid for upon publication at standard rates. Negatives must accompany all photographs submitted.
Scheduled for December
How vitally the Navy is being affected by the Department of Defense’s new method of allocating functions and funds is the subject of the lead article for December. Called “Program Packaging—Opportunity and Peril,” it was written by Captain Harry C. White, U. S. Navy and Lieutenant Commander Robert J. Massey, U. S. Navy. Members may find this timely and important article of extraordinary interest.
As a Christmas extra the Proceedings will publish, in blue and black duotone, a special 16-page section of sailing ship paintings by Rear Admiral J. W. Schmidt, U. S. Navy (Retired).