attachés to 18 capitals. 1936: 464 military and naval attachés abroad. 1945: Military attachés in 45 capitals 1948: 258 Army and Air Force officers on attaché duty in 59 countries and 120 naval officers in 43 countries. 1949: 2,049 personnel on attaché duty; a Senior Attaché was designated for each capital. 1950: Attachés were cut by 35%, and 36 posts were eliminated; totals were 1,458. 1951: Executive agency system replaced the Senior Attaché system. 1952: Executive agency system abandoned, and Services reassumed logistical and administrative support for own attachés. 1956: 166 attaché posts in 71 countries: 68 Army, 45 Navy, 53 Air Force; total personnel. 1956: Sixty foreign countries had 121 attachés in Washington: 57 Army, 32 Navy, 32 Air Force. 1960: The Defense Department had 2,090 attaché personnel in 74 capitals. 1963: Attaché personnel reached a high of 2,345. 1964: U.S. attaché personnel reduced to 1,936. 1965: Defense Attaché System established. 1986: Coast Guard officers begin to serve as defense attachés. See also Military attaché Defense Attaché Office, Saigon (1973–1975) References 1961 establishments in the United States Defense Intelligence Agency Attache System