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the President of the United States Admiral captain gentlemen I want to express on behalf of Congress The Ambassadors from many countries myself people in the United States great appreciation to you both today your efforts on other days and nights bring in winter and summer United States Navy helped secure the freedom thousands of miles away ships which sail hundreds of miles from coast far-off places preserve the freedom of those countries and their number of the United States Navy and now it president read to you our heartfelt appreciation I hope you realize the contribution that you're making is the preservation of the peace the preservation and the over 50 countries which are allied with us and others which while not allies benefit from our strength what you have shown us today techniques most of all your own skill and courage makes all of us return capital a good deal more confidence at home [Music] [Applause] a former Navy lieutenant arrives at Oceana Virginia to visit the atlantic fleet only now he comes not as a naval officer but as the 35th President of the United States and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces [Music] the president's party first visits headquarters of the supreme Allied commander Atlantic Admiral Robert L Denison here President Kennedy meets officers of the NATO nations who share in the security of the vital Atlantic sea frontiers [Music] on this his first official visit to the fleet President Kennedy is accompanied by the Vice President Lyndon Johnson over the next 24 hours the presidential party members of Congress and ambassadors and diplomatic guests from 56 nations were witness at sea and ashore the operations of the men ships and planes of the Navy [Music] nerve center of the Atlantic NATO command is operations control center here in the event of war would come the orders sending into action the seagoing forces of 14 nations as one Navy [Music] one such ship would be the Thomas a Edison newest of the Polaris submarines in Norfolk the Edison weights the president's arrival [Music] within weeks this submarine will join the Polaris fleet already deployed on patrol armed with 16 Polaris missiles she will add substantially to the free world's ability to deter war and prevent aggression where President Kennedy scans the harbour through one of Edison's periscopes Vice President Johnson arrives aboard the attack carrier Forrestal [Music] the cruiser Northampton flagship of the Atlantic Fleet man's the rail for the commander in chief [Music] in an emergency Northampton could serve as the president's mobile command post at sea one of several nerve centers from which he and his staff could transmit command decisions [Music] a briefing in the ready room good today if for some reason we had to divert to the beach there are plenty off net fields along the coast that you could get into we're operating just south of Cherry Point here we have a master jet base here Cherry Point hunter Air Force Base here at Savannah has runways that can take the vigilante are there any questions from anyone pilots and air crewmen have an opportunity to be ambassadors themselves they visited many nations but seldom has there been the opportunity to reciprocate at sea we shall see that their of the Republic of Mali Western African after year this is Senator Byrd I'm commander heat pleasure to know you sir order to have you Lord this is my ball madeira Lou Terry Munroe pleased to meet you sir is this is this your first visit with us about the enterprise first I'm proud of the factors in Virginia yes I'm very glad to hear you say that through breakfast a good chance to meet constituents [Music] and now honors salutes and ceremonies by the fleet nowadays tweets are widely dispersed across thousands of miles of ocean this is a rare sight among ships saluting the president the largest in the world the enterprise [Music] small sleek destroyers [Music] guided missile destroyers frigates cruisers at the first nuclear-powered surface ship the USS Long Beach amphibious assault ships and their Marines proud dedicated men proud ships an answer to the president's question [Music] piped aboard the biggie [Music] [Music] anti-submarine Rockets are ready [Music] an s2f tracker is launched [Music] carrier helicopters also play an important role on the sub hunting team [Music] submarines such as the nuclear-powered thresher seek out their own kind in the depths of the sea a land-based p2v Neptune starts the show teamwork skill and courage are essential ingredients in this the most exacting of naval arts for anti-submarine warfare today is advancing rapidly on all fronts with improved tactics and new equipment to find and destroy the elusive submarine [Music] typically these weapons is Ezra a sub killing missile [Music] the submarines traditional enemy is the destroyer [Music] these high-speed sub hunters remain one of the most effective challenges to submarines threatening our sea lines of communication [Music] terriers surface-to-air missiles are fired at a drone [Music] Enterprise and Forrestal now turn into the wind to launch aircraft each of these floating airfields as a sphere of influence many hundreds of miles in diameter Spears of influence which can be moved where needed when needed there are no fixed addresses in the fleet demonstration of Fleet Air firepower by high performance jet aircraft the Navy's newest and hottest the f4h phantom the a3 J vigilante attack bomber tomorrow within minutes the four acre flight deck is empty [Music] new weapons new technics new dimension [Music] these planes are visible evidence of how carrier aircraft support directly amphibious forces over the beach or other combat troops farther inland [Music] [Music] what you have shown us today technique host of all your own skill and courage makes all of us return capital with a good deal more confidence at home very grateful to you my personal thanks to wallet [Music] Camp Lejeune North Carolina here hard-hitting battle ready units armed with the latest weapons are prepared to go into combat at any level of the wide spectrum of nuclear or limited warfare nearby at Onslow Beach the president is joined by the Shah of Iran in the United States on a state visit now landing [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] carrier aircraft are essential for close air support of amphibious landings the plans you see here are manned by Marines [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the president now leaves for both field where he and his guests will inspect a new Marine Corps development the short airfield for tactical support equipment similar to carrier catapults and arresting gear is used to handle marine aircraft engaged in support of the ground forces [Music] this prefabricated short airstrip can be built in very little time turboprop transports can airlift tons of supplies into and out of such air strips [Music] and thus after participating in 24 hours of continuous fleet operations President Kennedy leaves for Washington and the affairs of State for the men of the Navy and Marine Corps the exercise has been a brief but eventful interlude in a demanding schedule as they return to their jobs as they shoulder individually the heavy often lonely responsibilities of preserving the peace they do so assured of the support and confidence of their president and the 180 million people he represents for it was John F Kennedy who said on completing his review of the Navy Marine Corps team as we leave the fleet today we are prouder than ever that we are citizens of the United States and supporters of these men who serve us so well [Music] female that the reckless demon wife [Music]