Navy’s Birthday Today
Has 181 Years Historv
Navy Day, being celebrated
throughout the U. S. Navy today,
recalls 181 years of American his
tory. The first shots in an Ameri
can Naval battle were fired on
May 1775, less than eight weeks
after the first land engagement of
the Revolutionary war. Forty lum
berjacks in Maine, arm^d with
muskets, swords, axes, and pitch
forks boarded and seized a British
sloop escorted by a well-armed
royal schooner. Using their cap
ture the Yanks chased the escort
and forced its surrender.
Born in the cradle of tlemocra
cy, an infant Continental Navy was
soon to take its first steps toward
winning American’s independence.
It is interesting to note that in its
181 years of history the U, S. Navy
has progressed from “a swift sail
ing vessel carrying ten guns” of
the Continental Navy to the ultra
modern undersea craft capable ot
steaming on atomic fuel for more
than two years without refueling.
The U. S. Navy today is “equal
to all the major navies of the
world put together.” Thus our
Navy is described by Jane’s Fight
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To meet its responsibilities in
this “age of peril." the Navy has
been carrying on a many-sided pro
gram of training, research and de
velopment. Among recent products
of imaginative technical develop
ment in the Navy are Vertical
Take-Off fighter pianes, combat
planes capable of supersonic speed,
“bantam” carrier-based atom
bombers, atomic-powered submar
ines, guided missiles which can be
launched from any place on the
seven seas against any potential
enemy, nuclear v’eapons and the
incorporation of nuclear power en
abling ships to cruise long dis
tances without refueling, giant at
tack aircraft carriers, the only
system of mobile bases for planes,
capable of striking at the heart of
any enemy anywhere in the world.
These and many other startling ad
vancements are all jointly commit
ted to world peace and the surviv
al of the free world.
To properly perform its task of
controlling the seas of peace the
U. S. Navy in addition to its ships,
planes and men, employs a chain
of bases strategically placed
throughout the world. Amo> g
these are Naval bases in Alaska of
primary importance to the free
world.
The Navy’s primary mission in
Alaska is to protect our sea lanes
and to provide for sea defense of
Alaska. Other peacetime missions
include maintaining Naval bases,
surveillance and reconnaissance,
logistic support of all three service
components in the Aleutian Chain,
and search and rescue.
At Kodiak, headquarters are
maintained for the 17th Naval Dis
trict and the Alaskan Sea Frontier.
The Base includes a Naval air
base, Naval Operating Base, Com
munication Station, Naval Fleet
Weather Center, and other tenant
activities that include Search and
Rescue Command, Coast Guard Air
Dtachments and Coast Guard and
Navy ships.
Vital materials for the budding
and supplying of our northernmost
radar defense, called DEW Line
were shipped again this year by
task forces of the Navy inc uding
Coast Guard, Military Sea Trans
portation Service, Army and Can
adian ships,, under MSTS com
mand.
The United States has become
the arsenal of the free world. Cur
rent commitments undertaken by
the United States include eight
treaties involving 42 nations and
military assistance agreements
with 20 additional nations. Fulfill
ment of the terms of all these
treaties is dependent upon free
use of the seas. At the present
time, 62 nations, over one-half of
the world’s land area and over one
half of the world-’s population dt
pend upon sea power.
If John Paul Jones could 'Valh
the decks of today’s powerful U.S
men-of-war, he would noi; a start
ling contrast over the IJ. S. ships
of his time. But he would be the
first to realize that the purpose of
this great fleet is still the protec
tion of our shores and preservation
of the American way of life.
POLICE SLOGAN
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world but it is up to you to decide
wihch world.
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CITIZENS OF KODIAK
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any regular session must con
tact the City Manager or the City
Clerk prior to 12:00 Noon of the
day of meeting. Regular meetings
of the Common Council are sched
uled to convene at 7:00 P. M. on
the 2nd and 4th Mondays of any
month. »
(s) Nick Frost
City Clerk 10-13-40
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