On this day in 1947 President Harry Truman signed into law the National Security Act of 1947. The bill reorganized the military,by placing the Army and Navy into the Department of Defense, and creating the position of Secretary of Defense at its head. It also created the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council. However, and it seems the most impactful act from the bill,was establishment of a new department of the military; the United States Air Force. Upon its inception, the Air Force began a campaign designed to downplay the significance of the Navy, or particularly aircraft carriers,... Read the rest of this entry ยป
Source: navalhistory.org