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The Navy air component to operate as an arm of the Fleet.
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Secondary functions.
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Secondary functions of the air component of the Army are:
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Reconnaissance and observation of fire for harbor defenses.
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Air operations in connection with the defense of important
industrial centers and military and naval installations.
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Air operations in support of or in lieu of naval forces.
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Secondary functions of the air component of the Navy are:
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Air operations, by aircraft forming part of naval local
defense forces, for the patrol of the coastal zones and for
the protection of shipping therein.
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Air operations in support of or in lieu of Army forces.
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Provisions to minimize duplication.
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The functions assigned to the Army air component require the
Army to provide and maintain all types of aircraft primarily designed
for use in support of military operations, or in the direct
defense of the land and coastal frontiers of continental United
States and its overseas possessions, or in repelling air raids directed
at shore objectives or at shipping within our harbors, or in supporting
naval forces to assure freedom of action of the fleet.
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The functions assigned to the Navy air component require the
Navy to provide and maintain all types of aircraft primarily designed
and ordinarily used in operations from aircraft carriers or other
vessels, or based on aircraft tenders, or for operations from shore
bases for observation, scouting and patrolling over the sea, and for
the protection of shipping in the coastal zones.
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Projects of the Army and Navy relating to their respective air
components shall, in peace time, with a view to insuring the minimum
of overlap and duplication, be considered by the Aeronautical Board
prior to being used as a basis for action.
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When estimated aircraft production and procurement do not
meet the requirements of the Army and the Navy under any specific
war plan, The Joint Board will make allocation in numbers and
priorities of airplanes to the Army and Navy, respectively.