The Key West Agreement is the colloquial name for a policy paper entitled Function of the Armed Forces and the Joint Chiefs of Staff drafted by James V. Forrestal, the first United States Secretary of Defense. James Vincent Forrestal ( February 15, 1892 &ndash May 22, 1949) was a United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U Its most prominent feature was an outline for the division of air assets between the Army, Navy and the newly created Air Force which, with modifications, continues to provide the basis for the division of these assets in the US military today. Air power redirects here for electrical and mechanical energy supplied by air movement see Wind power The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States
The basic outline for the document was agreed to at a meeting of United States service chiefs that took place from March 11 to March 14, 1948 in Key West, and was finalized after subsequent meetings. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island It was revised in 1954 by the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general
Key points
- The Navy would be allowed to retain its own combat air arm ". . . to conduct air operations as necessary for the accomplishment of objectives in a naval campaign. . . "
- The Army would be allowed to retain aviation assets for reconnaissance and medical evacuation purposes. Reconnaissance (also scouting) is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information Medical evacuation, often termed MEDEVAC or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to the wounded being
- The Air Force would have control of all strategic air assets, and most tactical and logistic functions as well.
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External links & sources
- Forrestal tenure synopsis: includes discussion of Key West
- Functions of the Armed Forces and the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1948, Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library, Fort Leavenworth, KS
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