King's contribution to naval aviation extends beyond commanding exercises. As a rear admiral and later chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, he continues the institutional fight for aviation inside the Navy. He works with William D. Leahy at the Bureau of Navigation to reduce conflict between the organizations and increase the pool of naval aviators. That collaboration shows doctrine becoming durable through personnel management as well as carrier maneuvers. It also carries Moffett's earlier struggle into the generation that will command the wartime Navy.
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King carries aviation reform into the personnel bureaus
King works with William Leahy to reduce conflict between the Aeronautics and Navigation bureaus and expand the Navy's pool of aviators.