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- In United States Navy: Theories of force projection and World War I
…ordered 16 battleships of the Atlantic Fleet on a cruise around the world in 1907–09. The hulls of the battleships had been painted white, earning them the nickname “the Great White Fleet,” and the global tour improved crew efficiency and had valuable diplomatic effects. Naval aviation was inaugurated in 1910…
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