October 1922 Proceedings—In “Gun Defense Against Torpedo Planes,” Lieutenant Commander R. K. Turner and Lieutenant T. D. Ruddock, U.S. Navy, wrote, “Torpedo planes must necessarily be large; their speed will in all probability be low and their angle of descent small . . . the speed at which a torpedo can be launched from a plane is limited to a very slow speed. . . . We may proceed to the consideration of . . . placing such a plane under fire from the maximum number of guns at the earliest moment and assuring a reasonable chance of successful fire against it.”
October 1972 Proceedings—In “The Astronaut Corps Above and Beyond. . .”, Midshipman Second Class Raymond Paul Wiggers Jr., U.S. Naval Reserve, wrote, “The United States and, in particular, the U.S. Navy have played a major role in probing the earth’s frontiers. It is appropriate, then, that a select team of naval officers serving as astronauts with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is playing such an important role in the opening of space. In the tradition of many Navy explorers who have preceded them, [they] are contributing to the greatest outward drive men have yet undertaken.”
October 1997 Proceedings—In “Sell It to the Marines,” Major Jonathan Hull, U.S. Marine Corps, addresses Marines looking “with a dreary eye” at the concept of operational maneuver from the sea. “OMFTS, in concept, eliminates on-the-horizon assault and the need to gain a foothold for the buildup of forces, firepower, and sustainment ashore. As soon as the amphibious task force starts movement toward the objective area, it constitutes a maneuver element, which, based on near-time—and perhaps in the future, real-time—intelligence, will approach the hostile shore with the flexibility to insert the landing force over a wide area of coastline.”
A. Denis Clift
Golden Life Member
