US Naval Training Center - Compass Yearbook (Bainbridge, MD)

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Launching the USS Nautllus ISSN 5711 the Navy s first atomic powered ship. Cgrgqirg returning to the USS Boxer lCV'2ll after a combat mission over North Korea. The Navy and Sea Power ARLY in the seventeenth century Sir Walter Raleigh observed that Who- soever commands the sea, commands the trade, whosoever commands the trade of the world, commands the riches of the world and, consequently, the world itself. That principle is as true today as it was centuries ago. Nothing of major import has occurred, not even the advent of the mod- ern aircraft, to lessen the importance of sea power and sea trade to our national defense and prosperity. The day hasnot been reached, nor ever will be reached, when control of the seas of the world can be exercised solely by shore-based aviation, guided missiles, and the atom bomb. Control of the sea can be exercised effectively only by forces which travel the sea and can remain at sea for long periods of time. Sea forces and sea-based air forces-in other words, sea power-furnishes the only effective control of the sea. Sea power has a mobility which land power can never have. Whatever the weapons used, aircraft carriers fhighly mobile air fieldsl can be moved at high speed to the most favorable Helicopter landing on the USS Box A corner' USS Anfiewm icv'36l 'md de5 '0Ye 1 U55 Sllelion er qffer q rescue m,,s,on KDD 7901 being refueled by USS Tolovana QAO-641. points for attack on enemy targets. What- ever the weapons used, large ground forces can be transported rapidly by naval means to selected coastal points and landed against opposition. The mere threat of such attacks at unpredictable points would im- mobilize large enemy forces held in reserve to meet them, thus forcing the enemy to effect a wide dispersion. Dominant sea power, therefore, in the hands of the United States and its Allies, would deny to an enemy the ability to attack us from the sea while conferring on us the ability to launch a seaborne attack at any selected point or time. The continued vital importance of sea power is clearly evident. Vlfhen the oceans of the world are no longer required for the transport of men and goods, then and only then can the United States afford to dis- pense with a Navy. The Navy's Offensive Power Fulfilling an historic role fthe United States Navy today, as in the past, maintains a vigilant guard over the fre om of the seas. Naval power, as exhibite throughout the struggles of World War Il and as used The destroyer USS Robt. H. McCord.

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,......-i..7.--,- ,rl OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON 25 D C f-jflbrx DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY gp -5:51 ' QF: XE Q ? ' ' T T0 THE PARENTS OF THE GRADUATES OF RECRUIT TRAINING Successful completion of recruit training is the first major accomplishment in every Navy man's career. His ability to adapt himself the Navy's high standards of not only to himself but also others in his home community become a fine young American Our Navy cannot achieve of the nation's defense team to Navy life and to meet performance is a credit to his family and those who have helped him to its mission as a member without the services of many thousands of young Americans who are willing to work hard and long to ensure that this country will be able to defend her precious freedom if the test 0011185 Q Whether your son decides to make the Navy his career, or prefers to return to civilian life upon completion of his present enlistment, he will need the encouragement and understanding of you at home in order to do his Navy job successfully. For our part, those of us in positions of leader- ship in the Navy pledge our constant loyalty to him and concern for his best interests. Working together, we can keep our Navy the world's best and a great protector of freedom throughout the world. CHARLES S. THOMAS Secretary of the Navy

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' ,, ..,--,..--.........--....-v- The battleship USS New Jersey IBB-621 firing nine ...NWKN I 16 meh guns in one Salvo USS Missouri QBB-631 firing a broadside. The USS Missouri during action off th hat- rces :ans lded auch im- erve y to sea the leny 'rom .ility :CtBd sea eans r the only dis- nited tains E the gh0l1t used on-.vow . V .4 W.-. M in the United Nations' efforts in the Far East, is an indispensable part of modern defense upon which the security of our country ultimately rests. On the sea, under the sea, in the air above the sea, and in land operations wherefnaval forces includ- ing the Marine Corps are committed, the Navy stands ready tolmeet any aggressive challenge whenever and wherever offered. The modern fleet includes many task forces built around the present capital ship- of-the-line, the aircraft carrier. Fast carrier task forces composed of carriers, battle- ships, cruisers, destroyers and other com- batant vessels, are the principal elements of todayis offensive naval strength and, as such, comprise the Navy's main striking force. The Navy is no longer shackled by the historic barriers of the shoreline, nor by the range of its shipborne guns, but can strike blows deep in enemy territory, and can deliver at the target the atom bomb, when and if needed. Fast carrier task forces are able, without resorting to diplomatic channels, to establish offshore anywhere in the world airfields completely equipped with machine shops, ammunition dumps, tank farms, warehouses, together with quar- Assaultwave ioining up for a beach operation. ters and all types of accommodations for operating personnel. Such task forces are virtually as complete as any air base ever established ashore. They constitute the only air bases which can be made available at the enemy's frontier without assault and conquest. Amphibious Assault and Naval Bombardment Whenever and wherever assault and con- quest is deemed necessary, the accomplish- ment of an amphibious assault until a stable beachhead has been established is solely the responsibility of the Navy. The am- phibious task forces are composed of all types of ships, naval aircraft, under-water demolition teams, reconnaissance facilities, and the specialized troops-the Marine Corps. Before, during, and after an initial assault naval guns and rocket launchers, in close coordination with naval aircraft, are able to devastatingly bombard enemy troops and installations, and lend close strategical and tactical support to our own ground forces in their advance to a desired objective. LST landing support personnel e coast of Korea. letting loose with the 8-inch guns of the cruiser USS Toledo 1CAL'I33J. An underwater demolition team of Frogmen returning from a mission in North Korea.' landing craft for the infantry in action. inns