The American public should understand that war has become a triphibious affair, and unless one laboriously picks out special circumstances, land, sea and air in varying ratio are employed in every operation of war. The closest possible kind of association among the individuals of these three forces throughout their Service careers is mandatory. […] Yet it was a laborious process at the beginning to weld all these three Services together and to convince each, in the field, that its own characteristics, capabilities and welfare would be as influential in determining upon an operation as would those of the other two Services. Early conferences were carried on almost in the “cat- bulldog” atmosphere, each Service fighting for itself and its requirements and quite certain that no one else was concerned in them. This mutual suspicion and fear rapidly melted away and I think there is no question that GHQ, both in the Mediterranean and in Northwest Europe, was almost a model of unified, integrated, and enthusiastic cooperation. […] It seems to me that such a system, also, will provide more easily for combined training and closer association of individuals through the years. On this subject I am almost a fanatic. War is a matter of teamwork, and teamwork is not possible among people that are mutually suspicious. I will put it stronger than this: perfect teamwork can be achieved only among friends.