EPILOGUE 



The comprehensive oceanographic operations just described 

 must be considered as efforts in support of a multitude of diverse 

 goals, never as ends in themselves. Whether they result in new 

 charts to help insure the safe passage of seaborne commerce or in 

 environmental prediction to enhance the kill probability of our 

 ASW forces, they are accomplished to meet a clear user require- 

 ment. As man rushes to exploit offshore resources, as new types 

 of ocean craft are developed and standard vessels become larger, 

 and as the weapons systems which enter the ocean environment 

 become more powerful and sophisticated, these user requirements 

 will become ever more demanding. The Navy's program in 

 oceanographic operations stands ready to meet the challenge. 



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