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The Marine Corps has forged a winning team with
its air power and ground forces.
One hundred years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright took
turns guiding their wood and fabric Flyer over the dunes of Kitty Hawk,
N.C. Just over five years later, the Navy had made up its mind to acquire
flying machines. Unfortunately, the then-Secretary of the Navy stated,
"The department does not consider that the development of the aeroplane has
progressed sufficiently at this time for use in the Navy."
The Navy persisted, and by 1912 had four aviators on
its rolls. Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss was training pilots and
developing flying boats here in San Diego. Daring pilots were making
carrier landings and take-offs and learning to drop bombs on 
ships and trenches.
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