October 1921 Proceedings—In his “Onward and Upward” scan of all things Navy in 1921, Rear Admiral H. S. Knapp, U.S. Navy, wrote: “While the Proceedings is in no way an official publication, it undoubtedly does serve in a general way as an index of the thought of the Navy, and the evolution of professional thought has been manifested in its pages. With the advance of professional culture in the Navy there has been a corresponding advance in the interest, breadth, and value of the articles that have appeared in the Proceedings.”
October 1971 Proceedings—In “Midshipmen’s Foreign Exchange Cruises,” Ensign H. L. B. Wilder, U.S. Navy, wrote of his six weeks on a French destroyer: “A modification from the current exchange cruise to a Junior Officer Exchange Program would correct the first of two shortcomings. A young officer who had already qualified as officer of the deck would bring far more practical professional knowledge than I had. Secondly, the program should be a one-year exchange. It is in the first month or two that the exchange officer is adapting, struggling with the language, and not much use to the host Navy.”
October 1996 Proceedings—“Since Desert Storm,” retired Marine Colonel Jack Grace wrote in “A Bird in Hand,” “the assault support tasks most often generated by actual contingencies have been those that place a premium on heavy lift and long range. Older helicopters still occupying space on forward-deployed [amphibious assault ships] are not able to contribute much in these situations. These CH-46s and CH-53Ds should be retired more rapidly, and more CH-53Es should be procured. Forward-deployed ready groups and Marine expeditionary units need to be equipped with the aircraft that can best support their most likely missions.”
A. Denis Clift
Golden Life Member
