Periodical Annual report of the Secretary of Defense and the annual reports of the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Air Force Fiscal Year 1960

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  • Image 1 of Fiscal Year 1960 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Annual Report of the SECRETARY OF DEFENSE and the ANNUAL BEPOBTS of the SECBETABY OF THE ABMY SECBETABY OF THE NAVY SECBETABY OF THE AIH FOBCE July 1 1959...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 2 of Fiscal Year 1960 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Annual Report of the SECRETARY OF DEFENSE and the ANNUAL REPORTS of the SECRETARY OF THE ARMY SECRETARY OF THE NAVY SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE July 11959 to...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 3 of Fiscal Year 1960 Letter of Transmittal The Secretary of Defense Washington January 181961 Dear Mr President In compliance with Section 202d of the National Security Act of 1947 as amended I submit the annual report...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 4 of Fiscal Year 1960 Contents ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Page Chapter I The Armed Forces 3 II Research and Development 17 III The Defense Budget 32 IV Management 42 V Manpower 51 VI...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 5 of Fiscal Year 1960 vi CONTENTS ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE Page Chapter I Introduction 315 II Combat Forces 319 III Manpower 331 IV Military Training 337 V Health and Welfare 346...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 6 of Fiscal Year 1960 Annual Report of the SECRETARY OF DEFENSE July 1 1959 to June 30 1960
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 7 of Fiscal Year 1960 2 Contents Page Chapter I The Armed Forces 3 II Research and Development 17 III The Defense Budget 32 IV Management 42 V Manpower 51 VI Weapons Equipment and Facilities 68 VII...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 8 of Fiscal Year 1960 3 I The Armed Forces During fiscal year 1960 the United States continued to maintain armed forces second to none These forces successfully carried out their basic mission of insuring the security...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 9 of Fiscal Year 1960 4 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ARMED FORCES MILITARY PERSONNEL DEPLOYMENT AND ALLOCATION THOUSANDS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE AS OF 30 JUNE ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 10 of Fiscal Year 1960 THE ARMED FORCES 5 Our armed forces are today ready and prepared for all forms of military action They are led by an officer corps of high capability and both officers and...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 11 of Fiscal Year 1960 6 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAJOR FORCES DIVISIONS REGIMENTSRCTS ARMORED COMBAT CMOS INFANTRY BRIGADES BATTLE GROUPS ARMY MISSILE CMOS AIR DEFENSE BATTALIONS PERSONNEL ACTIVE DUTY RESERVE COMP PAID STATUS...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 12 of Fiscal Year 1960 THE ARMED FORCES 7 SS10 became operationally available during the year increasing the defensive strength of infantry divisions In the small arms field the 762mm rifle and machinegun which are scheduled to...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 13 of Fiscal Year 1960 8 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE solidpropellant ballistic missile program was approved With the ships authorized by the budget for fiscal year 1961 the POLARIS program included in addition to...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 14 of Fiscal Year 1960 THE ARMED FORCES 9 MAJOR FORCES COMMISSIONED SHIPS WARSHIPS OTHER SHIPS CARRIER AIR GROUPS CARRIER ANTISUB SQDNS PERSONNEL ACTIVE DUTY RESERVE PAID STATUS CIVILIAN ACTIVE AIRCRAFT INVENTORY JET AIRCRAFT PERCENTAGE OPERATING LOGISTICAL...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 15 of Fiscal Year 1960 10 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE marine activities established for the Atlantic Fleet in fiscal year 1959 was introduced into the Pacific Fleet Accelerated progress in anti submarine tactics was...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 16 of Fiscal Year 1960 THE ARMED FORCES 11 MAJOR FORCES TOTAL WINGS STRATEGIC AIR DEFENSE TACTICAL PERSONNEL ACTIVE DUTY RESERVE COMP PAID STATUS NATIONAL GUARD RESERVE CIVILIAN ACTIVE AIRCRAFT INVENTORY JET AIRCRAFT PERCENTAGE OPERATING NONOPERATING AS...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 17 of Fiscal Year 1960 12 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE new weapon system The HOUND DOG enables manned bombers to attack heavily defended targets without direct exposure to enemy antiaircraft fire The penetrating capability...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 18 of Fiscal Year 1960 THE ARMED FORCES 13 Figure 5 Strategic Forces United States retaliatory capability remained centered during the fiscal year on the heavy and medium bombers of the Strategic Air Command SAC operating from...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 19 of Fiscal Year 1960 14 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE the close of the fiscal year for the continued review of target assign ments incorporated into a Single Integrated Operational Plan This plan covers...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 20 of Fiscal Year 1960 THE ARMED FORCES 15 to the east coast of Canada and the MidCanada line along the 55th parallel The picket ships in the Pacific barrier extending from the Aleutians to Midway were...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 21 of Fiscal Year 1960 16 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE another one is on the Pacific Coast in southern California and the third one is in North Carolina from where units are deployed to...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 22 of Fiscal Year 1960 17 II Research and Development The orderly adjustment to the impact of current revolutionary developments in science and technology on military weapon systems has presented a major challenge to our armed forces...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 23 of Fiscal Year 1960 18 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OBLIGATIONS OF RD FUNDS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FISCAL YEAR 1959 FISCAL YEAR 1960 TOTAL 35436 TOTAL 39667 Figure 6 Military...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 24 of Fiscal Year 1960 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 19 launchings were attempted during the year with one being successful SAMOS satellites are scheduled to be launched in fiscal year 1961 and should provide further information on the...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 25 of Fiscal Year 1960 20 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MILITARY SATELLITES FISCAL YEAR 19601 DATE NAME TYPE TEST RESULTS Aug 13 1959 Aug 19 1959 Sep 17 1959 Nov 7 1959 Nov 20...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 26 of Fiscal Year 1960 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 21 to the Air Forcefor the assignment of operational control to the North American Air Defense Command The Department of Defense and NASA continued their close asso ciation in...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 27 of Fiscal Year 1960 22 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE of these the Seawolf was temporarily withdrawn from service to substitute a watercooled reactor for the original one using sodium The nuclearpowered ships under...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 28 of Fiscal Year 1960 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 23 creasing replacement of earlier missiles by more advanced versions as for example NIKEAJAX by NIKEHEKCULES and MATA DOR by MAGE and the introduction of numerous improved models without...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 29 of Fiscal Year 1960 24 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC MISSILES Developing Service Operationally Available In Late Developmenl In Early Development 1500MllE IRBM ARMY AIR FORCE JUPITER THOR FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE S500MILE AERODYNAMIC...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 30 of Fiscal Year 1960 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 25 AIR DEFENSE MISSILES Developing Serv Operationally Available Late Development In Early Developm FOR FRONTLINE GROUND TROOPS ARMY ARMY REDEYE MAULER DEFENSE AGAINST LOWFLYING PLANES GROUNDTOAIR SHORTMEDIUM RANGE GROUNDTOAIR...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 31 of Fiscal Year 1960 26 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE system successfully acquired tracked and intercepted a CORPORAL surfacetosurface missile thus promising increased effectiveness against supersonic targets with a small crosssection The air defense...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 32 of Fiscal Year 1960 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 27 TACTICAL MISSILES JUKE 30 1960 Developing Service Operationally Available In Early Development CLOSEIN SUPPORT OF GROUND TROOPS ARMY MARINE CORPS SURFACETOSURFACE SHORT RANGE ARMY ARMY MISSILE A MISSILE...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 33 of Fiscal Year 1960 28 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HONEST JOHN The development of a more accurate version of the HONEST JOHN with greater range was nearly completed A significant addition to the...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 34 of Fiscal Year 1960 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 29 Improved detection of enemy aircraft was provided with the first deliveries to the Fleet of the new WF2 early warning plane a more advanced version of which the...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 35 of Fiscal Year 1960 30 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ing the year on research in propellant chemistry and the development of interdisciplinary centers devoted to the materials sciences The support of oceanography was...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 36 of Fiscal Year 1960 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 31 vehicles of many types were under development to increase the mo bility of ground forces New methods for increasing the efficiency of high explosives were being studied as...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 37 of Fiscal Year 1960 32 III The Defense Budget The Defense budget reflects in financial terms the programs plans and policies of the Department of Defense It is based on military requirements evaluated in the light...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 38 of Fiscal Year 1960 THE DEFENSE BUDGET 33 the Military Construction Appropriation Act With the addition of transfers from revolving funds and other special accounts the new obligational availability for the fiscal year totaled 411 billion...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 39 of Fiscal Year 1960 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPENDITURES FOR MILITARY FUNCTIONS FISCAL YtARS 19531961 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 436 Figure 11 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01
  • Image 40 of Fiscal Year 1960 THE DEFENSE BUDGET 35 the newly enlarged budget grouping of Research Development Test and Evaluation totaled 37 billion on a comparable basis that was nearly 09 billion more than in 1959 Construction...
    • Contributor: United States. Department of Defense
    • Date: 1959-01-01