Congressional Roundup
Congressional Roundup
Armed peace between the Air Force and Navy since last fall’s B-36 investigation almost erupted into open battle in the early days of Korean fighting. The story told by Marine Commandant Clifton Cates to a secret session of the House Armed Services Committee: The Air Force, abetted by the Army, won a 2-to-l decision in the Joint Chiefs of Staff against the employment of Marines—even Japan-based Marines in the war.