Department of Defense Appropriations for 1979: Manpower overview

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Page 183 - Defense is authorized to delegate to the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, or both, any of the authority conferred upon him by this order.
Page 102 - These later decisions have fashioned the principle that the constitutional guarantees of free speech and free press do not permit a State to forbid or proscribe advocacy of the use of force or of law violation except where such advocacy is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action.* As we said in Noto v.
Page 66 - It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense shall use the least costly form of manpower that is consistent with military requirements and other needs of the Department of Defense.
Page 482 - C-5A Wing Modification The Air Force has determined that the fatigue life of the C-5A wing is inadequate and will result in a projected aircraft life of about 8,000 flight hours. To achieve the required aircraft life of 30,000 flight hours, modification and strengthening of the wing are required. Fabrication of fatigue and flight test modification kits was continued during CY 1978.
Page 516 - Affairs and the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (Research and Advanced Technology).
Page 291 - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis University of Missouri, Columbia University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of Nebraska, Omaha University of Nevada.
Page 92 - Commanders or supervisors from giving due consideration to the views of any member of the Armed Forces presented individually or as a result of participation on command-sponsored or authorized advisory councils, committees or organizations for the purpose of improving conditions or communications at the military installation involved.
Page 446 - The main objective of our collective security system must be the maintenance of an overall military balance with the Soviet Union no less favorable than the one that now exists. Deterrence and stability, not overbearing military power, are what we seek. To have them, and to be confident In them, we must be assured of a credible fighting capability.
Page 395 - ... and discontinuities among the research, development and production phases create interface problems which inflate Soviet weapons costs, delay production and tend to reduce innovation, technical sophistication and performance. By contrast, the highly diversified US and allied decision and management process generates a complex array of participants, interests, procedures, and regulations which diffuses goal definition and a coordinated, focused and continuous effort to apply resources to meet...
Page 32 - This would allow the Secretaries of the Navy and Air Force to set policy for, monitor, and review the assignment of women within their respective departments just as the Army does now. The Secretary of Defense would review and approve the programs of the Services and ensure comparability among the Services.