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Show Navy Now "The United States Fleet" , meeting nnnunlly for three months fcr drills, iDuneuvers und gunnery exercises. exer-cises. I This winter the newly orgnnlzed fleet will meet In Panama bay for that purpose. Admiral II. P. Jones, U. S. N., now commanding the Atlantic fleet, becomes couunnnder In chief of the United States fleet D peace and war, whether the units of th fleets are In Juncture or apart I The particular advantages of the new organization are described by the navy as follows: It facilitates passing from peace to war conditions, saving time at the beginning of war, when time Is vital. It allows the various units to be trained In peace for war duties by Officers who are to command. It places the whole fleet under the command of the ofllcer who Is to command com-mand In time of war and gives blm and the olllcers In conimnml of the major un!ts opportunity to gain necessary neces-sary experience la command and In making plans to carry out their assigned as-signed tasks. It creates nn organized fighting force which has only to be expanded In emergency to be rvidy for any campaign. tXTASIIINOiON. The Navy de-" de-" partment has announced a gen-rol gen-rol order, approved by President Harding, putting lino effect a plan for organization of the navy under one commander In chief. The fleet Is organized or-ganized under the title "The United BUttes Fleet," and Is divided Into four sections, the battle fleet, the scouting fleet, the control force and the fleet base 'orce. At present, when the fleets meet for Joint maneuvers, It has been necessary to deslgnai the commander In chief Of the Atlantic fleet as the ofllcer to assume as-sume command. The present po'lcy rails for the varlour units of the fleets |