Senator O'MAHONEY. Does that complete your presentation, Admiral? Admiral CLEXTON. I would like to say that your thorough review of our budget estimate is greatly appreciated by the Navy. As you know, our budget is based on the plans agreed upon by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, and the President. It is a balanced program calculated to give the country the maximum security at the minimum cost. We will continue to secure any information which you require to aid you in this review. Senator O'MAHONEY. All the members of the committee are appreciative of the excellent cooperation we have had at your hands, Admiral, and of your staff. All of the officers and all of the witnesses have been ready in their responses and we are very grateful to you. ITEMS INCLUDED IN COSTS Senator KNOWLAND. Do I understand from one of your last statements that, as far as aircraft cost is concerned, it is shown on the chart as including the aircraft plus the weapons? Admiral CLEXTON. That is right, Senator. Senator KNOWLAND. But on the ship it includes in effect the whole but not the guns that go on the ship, is that right? Admiral CLEXTON. It includes the guns because it is a complete ship, but it does not include the ammunition. The ammunition is a separate category. Senator KNOWLAND. Then the item of weapons does not deal specifically with weapons that go on either the ships or the planes, is that right? Admiral CLEXTON. The weapons are procurement of guns and fire control to go on ships that are not in the ship programs. Senator KNOWLAND. That clears that up. AIR RESERVE PROGRAM Senator KNOWLAND. Mr. Chairman, now that the Navy testimony is over I want to bring to the attention of the committee an article that appeared July 13 in the New York Herald Tribune, which reads as follows: Air Force officials disclosed today that all of their Reserve pilots not called to extended active duty will be grounded throughout the fiscal year which started July 1, although both the Army and Navy are expanding Reserve training programs during the period. They said that the anomalous situation was because "We just haven't got the airplanes to build up the active air force from 48 groups up to 95 and still give our part-time reservists anything to fly." The Air Force said it planned to activate 30 new reserve wings throughout the country during the fiscal year to replace 25 reserve wings called to extended active duty after the outbreak of the Korean War. It admitted that that would be largely paper organizations without any airplanes, but it was expected this deficiency would be remedied in the fiscal year 1952. It seems a little strange to me, if the article is correct-and it is apparently quoting Pentagon sources in the Air Force-that we would have to ground our Air Reserve program. TO NATO COUNTRIES nes I find that a considerable group nt to some of the NATO countries. ny sound program that is worked hat we should be curtailing either may be vital to the defense of this ing second-rate planes here while dels are going elsewhere, for the that they may not be available hope this committee will give some e proper time. be sure that we will go into all of quiry about this. subjects that I want to discuss in nere. There is the general subject we will take up with the secretariat come to that in due course. That er motor vehicles for the Navy; he appropriation "Civil engineer vered the subject of chauffeurs. ›nstruction will be under consideror public works. OGRAM iversities, colleges, and the like? e Navy does have a ROTC. getting along? ges are getting along with it very had any inquiries from members ignments to various institutions lave had. words, have you dropped some ›, when he testified for the Navy aid that various colleges had reem, and that they interviewed and hey would place the units. They oughout the United States in as order to give the maximum number the course. ave any problem concerning the han military purposes? the Navy is not to use military and Admiral Sherman personally Senator O'MAHONEY. Does that complete your presentation, Admiral? Admiral CLEXTON. I would like to say that your thorough review of our budget estimate is greatly appreciated by the Navy. As you know, our budget is based on the plans agreed upon by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, and the President. It is a balanced program calculated to give the country the maximum security at the minimum cost. We will continue to secure any information which you require to aid you in this review. Senator O'MAHONEY. All the members of the committee are appreciative of the excellent cooperation we have had at your hands, Admiral, and of your staff. All of the officers and all of the witnesses have been ready in their responses and we are very grateful to you. ITEMS INCLUDED IN COSTS Senator KNOWLAND. Do I understand from one of your last statements that, as far as aircraft cost is concerned, it is shown on the chart as including the aircraft plus the weapons? Admiral CLEXTON. That is right, Senator. Senator KNOWLAND. But on the ship it includes in effect the whole but not the guns that go on the ship, is that right? Admiral CLEXTON. It includes the guns because it is a complete ship, but it does not include the ammunition. The ammunition is a separate category. Senator KNOWLAND. Then the item of weapons does not deal specifically with weapons that go on either the ships or the planes, is that right? Admiral CLEXTON. The weapons are procurement of guns and fire control to go on ships that are not in the ship programs. Senator KNOWLAND. That clears that up. AIR RESERVE PROGRAM Senator KNOWLAND. Mr. Chairman, now that the Navy testimony is over I want to bring to the attention of the committee an article that appeared July 13 in the New York Herald Tribune, which reads as follows: Air Force officials disclosed today that all of their Reserve pilots not called to extended active duty will be grounded throughout the fiscal year which started July 1, although both the Army and Navy are expanding Reserve training programs during the period. They said that the anomalous situation was because "We just haven't got the airplanes to build up the active air force from 48 groups up to 95 and still give our part-time reservists anything to fly." The Air Force said it planned to activate 30 new reserve wings throughout the country during the fiscal year to replace 25 reserve wings called to extended active duty after the outbreak of the Korean War. It admitted that that would be largely paper organizations without any airplanes, but it was expected this deficiency would be remedied in the fiscal year 1952. It seems a little strange to me, if the article is correct--and it is apparently quoting Pentagon sources in the Air Force-that we would have to ground our Air Reserve program. 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