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Show WASHINGTON ) FROM OUR CofeiRSMAN W. K. GRANGER SupedBombers Global Fighting Fleet I, The bombing of Japan recently j by the Supexbomber B-29 has paved the way for the first truly global fighting fleet a fleet of l the air. This giant bomber's if range is so great, its bomb load l so large, that from half a dozen bases it can deliver a stunning . blow at any point in the world. A It flies so fast and so far that it jh could not be fitted into the customary cus-tomary pattern of military organization, or-ganization, so a new organiza-L organiza-L tion was created for it. The il B-29's are now grouped in the Twentieth Air Force, which is assigned as-signed to no theatre of war, takes no orders from any operations commander. When the Twentieth 5, goes into action, it does so at the 3C command of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Twentieth is the realization realiza-tion of the airman's dream a . separate air force independent of Jf any but the highest command. The high command's orders go first to General Henry H. Arnold, I Chief of the U. S. Army Air Forces, and nominally command- ff ing general of the Twentieth, who !J passes them on to General Haywood Hay-wood S. Hansell, Jr., who, as the Twentieth's Chief of Staff, is its commandant for all practical purposes. It was he, along with Brig.. General Kenneth B. Wolfe, Z3( who commanded the Twentieth 43f section that bombed Japan,, Col. i, r A. Horn, General Wolfe's Chief fli of Staff, and Brig. General John . E. Upton of the War Planning ;() Division, who pioneered in the strategy of lone-ranee bombine. Battle tests and probably some I changes are in store for the B-29 and in the next few months a-J( a-J( head the Twentieth may be used 1 only for sporadic missions. But the Army is very confident that " in the Twentieth is a battle force )fl that can and will bring crushing ' blows to the enemies on land and " Transportations For Casualties l1( Transportation preference and ' priorities for disabled military, ifj naval, and merchant marine per- l sonnel have been provided to as- jQi sist the nation's railroads in 1 5 plans for handling military cas- , ualties. The roads have been au- j' thorized if necessary to cancel .y civilian reservations, space as-signments as-signments or tickets, require pas- - sengers to vacate space already tyv taken, cancel or discontinue pas- ' . senger-train service and refuse to tM let passengers other than invalid " troops board trains. The railroads have assured Office of Defense Transportation that space would be provided regardless of inter- ference with other service. |