Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 17, 1942, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1942. PAGE FIVE NEW ARMY SETUP I ES Plan Groups Army In Three Basic Commands, Air, Ground and Supply. By John Grover Wide 'Vorld Features Writer. President Roosevelt'i reorgani zation of the army cuts colls of old red tape and gives the green light to "task forces" with spe cific missions. The reorganization order rec ognizes that the only function of army organization Is the produc tion of invincible task forces. The army's new deal supplants friction and duplication, divided authority and confusion. Key officers had to spend too much time on administrative affairs, too little on operations The old system was too slow, too cumbersome and too ineffi cient for high-speed warfare. Grouping the entire army in three basic commands air forces, ground forces and sen-ice ' of supply gears up the army for 1942 war. Administrative nd operational functions are largely divorced. The general staff operational brains of the army will be slashed from an . unwieldy group of officers from MEN OF SHIPS AND SEA ST R ATE CY This Is a picture of t'ncle Sam's new streamlined nvl tilth command al a recent meetinr in Washington. Left to right: Rear Admiral John H. Newton, sub-chief of naval operations: Vice Admiral Frederick J. Home, vice-chief of naval operations: Admiral Ernest J. King, commander-in-chief of the U.S. fleet and chief of naval operations: Vic Admiral Russell Wiilson. chief of staff to Commander-in-Chief Kins: Rear Admiral Richard S. Edwards, deputy chief of staff. pact unit of strategists and tac ticians. Detail Bothers Removed The ground forces commander and air forces commander will be primarily concerned with operational duties, the basic and advanced training of their separate commands as fighting forces. This includes training the separate units of each com mand to work together, then schooling ground and air forces in coordinated tactics. The services of supply will take over the army's "house keeping" chores. As outlined lithe separate arms to a com- in Secretary of War Stimscn's preliminary explanation, the S. O. S. is charged with procure ment, construction, general rap ply and like duties. He indicated that many administrative func tions would go to the supply forces. It will be a "dual per sonality" both administrative and operational. It will be re sponsible, for the transport of troops to war fronts and will take over the paper work chores of the primarily operational forces. The Working Plan Theoretically, here's the way the new set-up will work. The president will determine that' the grand strategy of the war calls for operations In Im aginary "Trans-Bucharia." The chief of staff advises the general staff of the decision. The staff considers all angles, reports that such-and-such a task force will be necessary to win the Trans Bucharian campaign and p-e- pares a master plan. It may be that the terrain, known strength of the enemy and other factors make neces sary a task force top-heavy in engineers, but supported by fighter planes and light tanks. The ground and air force com manders are advised, and a task force of engineers, fighter squad rons and armored vehicles is selected. They go into training aimed at a campaign in Trans-Bucharia. The task force commander fig ures his requirements in am munition, supplies, weapons and gear. It's up to the supply serv ice to let the contracts, oversee the manufacture, have them ready on the day chosen and see to the transport of the force to Trans-Bucharia. That's the way modern wars are won. with teams of coordi nated forces trained for definite missions, backed by concentrat ed staff and supply services. Eton college in Buckingham shire, England, was founded ay Henry VI in 1440 and was in tended as a preparatory school for King's college, Cambridge. 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