plant account, project and appropriation records; and prepares all required reports for management, other naval activities, and the various bureaus of the Navy Department.

5. STORES RETURNS SECTION-The Stores Returns Section records the value of all material received and issued by the Supply Officer under each stores account and renders monthly returns to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts as prescribed.

Disbursing Branch

When authorized, the disbursing branch disburses the civil pay rolls; certifies and issues savings bonds; prepares and disburses military accounts; and maintains and renders all required returns and special reports in connection therewith.

1. PAY RECORD SECTION-The pay record section maintains military pay records; registers and stops allotments; processes discharges and reenlistments; and prepares money lists.

2. FISCAL SECTION-The fiscal section prepares all checks when not produced by the tabulating section; maintains check records; maintains cash books; reconciles treasury statements; prepares reports and financial returns; settle accounts; and audits civilian pay rolls.

3. PUBLIC VOUCHER SECTION-The public voucher section prepares and verifies public vouchers not assigned to other activities for payment, and issues transportation requests and meal tickets.

4. BOND SECTION-When authorized, the bond section prepares and distributes all savings bonds purchased through pay roll deductions by employees of the establishment; maintains proper records; and renders required reports and returns.

5. COUNTER SECTION: MAJOR STATIONS ONLY-The counter section acts as receptionist; answers

inquiries as to status of claims; receives pay records, vouchers, allotment requests, and miscellaneous documents required by the disbursing officer.

SUPPLY AND FISCAL DEPARTMENTS OF

NAVAL AIR STATIONS

The organization of the Supply and Fiscal Departments of a class A naval air station is similar to that of the standard organizations. It is quite recent, however, and at this time is not fully implemented. The purpose of this organizational system is to consolidate supply functions at naval air stations. The size of the activity determines the number of units, if any, necessary under each section and is patterned after the standard organization charts for U. S. naval shipyards illustrated in the BuSandA Manual. Current instructions of the Secretary of the Navy prevent the inclusion of a Navy Exchange as a part of a Supply and Fiscal Department. A Supply Corps officer, other than the Supply and Fiscal Officer, must be assigned separately as head of the Navy exchange when one is authorized. A Commissary store, when authorized, will be a separate department except when administered by the Supply and Fiscal Officer as additional duty.

The Standard organizations for Class B, C, and D Air Stations have not yet been established. The organization for a B station would normally follow the pattern presented above with those organizational units that were unnecessary or unauthorized deleted. Since the missions and facilities of Class C and D stations are somewhat varied, their organization is left largely to the discretion of the supply officer in order to establish one best suited to local needs and facilities.

Class C and D air stations are usually commissioned for the basic purpose of being auxiliary to major air

stations to supplement the facilities, both maintenance and operating, of the major station. However, there is no hard and fast rule laid down for designating a station as class C or D facility simply because it is a dependent or auxiliary station. Rather the determining factor is BuAer's designation of the activity as a class C or D station. BuAer's determination is predicated upon several considerations; the proximity of the station to an A or B facility so that major work on the aircraft can be accomplished, the degree of dependency of the lower class station upon a large activity, and the facilities and labor pool that are available at the lesser activity. A fourth determinant is quite likely to be the projected permanency of the activity.

The question arises as to how aircraft assigned to the lower class stations are overhauled and reconditioned. The answer to this lies in the Radford Program and its integrated maintenance policies. When a plane assigned to a C or D station needs major work, it is projected into the schedule of a designated major station, the work is accomplished, and the plane is returned to the original activity.

QUIZ

1. In what two publications may the details and definitions of classifications according to maintenance responsibilities of naval air stations be found?

2. Who is responsible for coordinating and directing all naval aviation training?

3. What is the purpose of Naval Air Facilities?

4. How does Supply assist O & R in its task of maintaining aircraft?

5. What activity maintains the physical property of a Naval Air Station?

6. Who is responsible for the general cleanliness, good order, and neat appearance of the Naval Air Station?

7. With what types of training is the Aviation Training Department of a station concerned when the station is assigned to a training command?

8. What is the purpose of the supply and fiscal department of a class A naval air station?

Our discussion thus far, although covering the entire Naval Establishment, has put particular emphasis upon the Navy Department and activities within the continental United States. This chapter will be devoted to an analysis of the extra-continental Aviation Supply System.

Because of the extreme distances involved and the size of the organization, the Pacific Aviation Supply System will be used to illustrate these features. The system itself is basically similar to that existing in the Atlantic and has similar problems, although individual differences do exist. For this reason no attempt is made here to incorporate detailed procedures but the information presented is intended to outline underlying principles that basically have universal application.

ORGANIZATION