DEPOZITEC BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 11-5-52 препора Tresco por to 82180 FOREWORD The uncertainities of the postwar years, together with their attendant international complexities, have emphasized more than ever before the need for a well-armed, wellstaffed and well-organized Navy as an instrument of national security. The strength and vitality of the Navy depends, as it always has, on the men who build, man and operate its fleets and supporting shore establishment, and who direct its over-all destiny from the Navy Department in Washington. The ability of the Navy to perform with maximum effectiveness is contingent in large measure upon sound organizational structure. This publication has been prepared in order to provide the personnel of the Navy with information concerning its basic organization and is recommended to all who have a part in the direction of its management and operations. G. Secretary of the Navy. |