Our Navy Magazine - April 1972 -

The Cover
An original painting by Teledyne-Ryan artist Robert Watts shows RPVs in action.

OUR NAVY
The Navy Man's Magazine Founded 1897
Vol. 67, No. 4, April 1972
Stanford F. Brent, Editor
Photographic Editor Jack Todd
Washington Correspondent Harold Helfer

Table of Contents

News Department

• Pentagon Report
• Atlantic Report
• Pacific Report
• Yard Report
• Washington Briefs
• Inland Report

Regular Features

• Your Scinece IQ—There's Life Out There
  By L. MACK
• Menser
• Ship of the Month USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-67)
• Covers & Cancels
  BY DESMOND D. JAGYI
• Exclusive Interview—RAdm Samuel L. Gravely
  BY HAROLD HELFER
• Liberty Port — Miami
  BY ELLSWORTH BOYD
• Crossword Puzzle
• Pass the Word
• Laff Lines
• Book Report
• Editorial
• Picture of The Month

April Features

• RPV — The Ultimate Pushbutton
  By R. P. KISSEL
• The "Treaty" Heavy Cruisers
  BY RAY YOUNG
• A Hot Time in the FAA
  BY GEORGE D. SCHULTZ
• They Sent A Battleship to My Door
  BY PAUL W. TRIER
• The Silent War
  BY WILBUR H. MORRISON
• A Broom and Some Guts
  By D. D. HAMMES
• Lifeboat Drill
  BY EDWARD WITHROW
• The First Airplane to Hit The Deck
  BY R. DANIEL CLARK
• Nuts and Bolts
  By JOC ED COPELAND AND RICHARD RAMSEY
• How A Female Sailor Can Get Some Work Done
  BY CELESTE HEIN
• A Big Bite of Beer
  By EDWIN R. VARLEY

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APRIL, 1972