Annual report of the Assistant Secretary of War (Mr. Payne). Annual report of the Assistant Secretary of War (Mr. Davison) Dominican customs receivership. Appendix A Financial statements of the War Department.... Appendix C. Assignment, strength, and loss statistics of the Army. Appendix D. Miscellaneous statistics pertaining to the Army. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR The PRESIDENT: I have the honor to submit the annual report of my office for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1930. INTRODUCTION The Army has been fortunate during the past fiscal year in being able to pursue its own training and further the coordinated development of its various components without being called upon to intervene in any domestic or international crisis. The opportunity has not been lost and the efficiency of the Army of the United States has been increased, an efficiency that is vital to the national security. The Army, as a whole, is more efficient to-day than at any time since the World War. This condition is due, in large part, to the vision, energy, and continuity of purpose of my predecessors, who discerned and sponsored the measures necessary to be taken in order to reconstitute the elements of the Army and unite them in their new relationship as components of our organization for national defense. The wide experience and sympathetic interest of my immediate predecessor, the Hon. James W. Good, are reflected in policies that have materially assisted in the economical administration of the War Department and the maintenance of adequate forces for the defense of the Nation. His remarkable energy was expended without stint in the performance of the duties of his office and the consideration of the many problems that confronted him during the first year of the current administration. His service to the country should not be forgotten. REGULAR ARMY The commissioned, warrant officers, and enlisted strength of the active list of the Regular Army on June 30, 1930, exclusive of the Philippine Scouts, aggregated 130,910. Approximately 35 per cent of this number were on duty outside the continental limits of the United States. The enlisted strength of the various arms and services on June 30, 1930, was as follows: Infantry, 41,259; Cavalry, 7,794; Field Artillery, 14,633; Coast Artillery Corps, 12,324; Corps of Engineers, 4,465; Quartermaster Corps, 7,536; Ordnance Department, 2,250; Finance Department, 400; Chemical Warfare Service, 413. The enlisted strength of the Air Corps on June 30, 1930, was 12,034. Pilots of the Regular Army, Reserve Corps, and National Guard flew |