To Observe Armed Forces Day May 21
ARMED FORCES DAY
1960. Air Forces interconti
nental ballistic missile ATLAS
ready for launching at Cape
Canaveral, Florida^
Statement By
The President of the United States
Each year during the past decade, the active and reserve com
ponents of our armed forces have joined with civil authorities and
community leaders to give our citizens and the people of other
countries an opportunity to become better acquainted with the military
aspects of our national strength. This opportunity is offered on
Armed Forces Day.
It is America’s hope and purpose to work continually toward
peaceful adjustment of international differences, and it is fitting that
Armed Forces Day again emphasize the fact that our strength is
dedicated to keeping the peace.
Here at home the men and women of the Armed Forces are
active members of the communities where they are stationed. Overseas
they are ambassadors of good will, helping to create that climate of
international understanding in which men can together build a world
of justice, progress and freedom.
/s/ Dwight D. Eisenhower
ARMED FORCES DAY 1960
In accordance with the wishes of President Eisenhower, Armed
Forces Day will be celebrated aboard the Kodiak Naval Station
Saturday, 21 May, from 1 o’clock to 5 o’clock, and many installations
will be open to the public.
Guides will direct traffic from the main gate to the parking area
near hangar one, and a shuttle bus will provide transportation to U. S.
Coast Guard cutters at Marginal Pier.
A concert will be presented by the Naval Station Band between
1 p.m. and 2 p.m. in hangar one, and refreshments will be available.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Displays or events will be offered by these activities:
Coast Guard Air Detachment
Fire House (Open House—2:30-5 p.m.)
Fleet Weather Central
Line demonstration (hose coupling contest)
Marine Barracks
Naval Communications Station
Naval Station Air Division
Patrol Squadron Nineteen
Public Works Department
Supply Department
Admission is free, and the public is invited to visit the Naval
Station during the activities.
ARMED FORCES DAY—
1960. The Atomic "New
Look" of the US Navy. With
little more than her sail riding
over the water, the world’s
fastest nuclear submarine
heads out to Long Island
Sound. •
ARMED FORCES DAY—1960. US Navy Sixth Fleet carriers
in the Mediterranean Force for Peace. After completing
their mission, four F8U "Crusader” jet aircraft approach
the USS FORRESTAL prior to landing.
ARMED FORCES DAY—1960. US Navy Task Group con
ducts anti-submarine warfare training exercises. The Task
Group's Flagship, the USS VALLEY FORGE, is surrounded
by the group’s destroyers and submarines while anti
submarine helicopter search and patrol aircraft fly
overhead.
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ARMED FORCES DAY—
1960. This eleventh annual
Armed Forces Day will be the
first for Secretary of Defense
Thomas S. Gates, Jr., since
he became Secretary of
Defense. He succeeded Neil
McElroy, December 1, 1959.
Others who held the position
were: James Forrestal, Louis
A. Johnson, George C. Mar
shall, Robert A. Lovett, and
Charles E. Wilson. Secretary
Gates has urged all our citi
zens to take advantage of this
opportunity to become better
acquainted with our Armed
Forces.
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ARMED FORCES DAY —
1960. The US Navy POLARIS,
fired from below ground, ig
nites above ground. This test
—100 percent successful —
was conducted to determine
the test vehicle’s ability to be
fired from a launching tube
and ignite after leaving the
launching site.
ARMED FORCES DAY—1960, US Army troops, fighting a
simulated aggressor force, are airlifted into a drop zone
by US Air Force Tactical Air Command C-123 “Providers,”
which shuttled in one minute apart on the dirt strip to
deliver troops, combat vehicles, equipment, and supplies
for the fighting men. Members of the Armed Forces know
the value of teamwork and the need for combined efforts
in the defense ot the Nation.
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ARMED FORCES DAY—1960. Air line pilots practice
entering a life raft from a mock-up airplane door attached
to a Coast Guard patrol boat during survival drills near
Honolulu.