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WAR TACTICS(Continued from First Page)the 77th pursuit squadron under Major Carlelon F. Bond went to Beaumont.Before taking off, officers said the squadrons would take turns in offensive and defensive roles. Defend* i ing squadrons were to surround their airdromes with ground telephone sets which would warn operations of the approach of attackers, the operations office relaying the location of the attacking squadron to its defenders flying high above.j No firing was scheduled, the ques-| tion of defending stations by tele*I phone and radio communications be-I ing the only problem up for treat* i ment.j Officers said the maneuvers would 1 put to a test the GHQ air force’s most recent change in organization, which made each fighting squadron an independent unit capable of operating afield without outside assistance or maintenance and placed them on ewar time organization and operating basis, capable of combat on quick notice.
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Monroe News Star
Monroe, Louisiana, US
Tue, Oct 13, 1936
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