So, I've been wondering for a while now, why even have an air force? Could it not be rolled into the army and navy? Then have a separate nuclear force for missiles and whatnot
Seems like department bloat. This is an honest question and not trying to stir vatBlack person shit.
>Could it not be rolled into the army and navy?
Exactly, like it always was
The Chair Force is honestly pretty moronic and with cringe traditions, even the most famous fighter jet pilots are in the navy
I know a test pilot that had to interact with Olds during his time as AG. Said he was a sour, jealous c**t that couldn’t see the importance in having test pilots that were current on multiple aircraft. >”Old’s was the Biggest prick in the Air Force”
Dude I knew was a fricking stud, too
They're still an independent branch moron. The chief of naval operation can't tell the marine corps what to do. Operating under the same department doesn't mean you're not an independent branch
Air Power became important enough to have a mission seperate from that of supporting ground forces. We used to think of the Air Force as just faster artillery and recon, but during WW2 it came to be understood that the Air was a legitimate battle space just like the Land and Sea. You fight to control the air, so you can operate it in, just like every ither battle space.
The Army Air Forces during WW2 were basically an entirely seperate branch anyway, and even had some unique ranks. Even during the War, pilots didn't say "I'm in the Army". They would said "I'm in the Air Force". It just took until after post war realignment to make it official.
The Marine Corps is a special exception: they’re an independent force connected to the Navy but operate in the same domain as the Army. Maybe they were kept around as an enlistment tool.
The army's operational concept is unified land operations, aircrafts need to operate over land and sea so it would be a weird limitation to have them under army or navy. They control the sky.
Nukes and logistics.
If the AF was re-absorbed into the army they would have to figure out how to C2 the thousands of cargo planes that maintain the US military's operations across the world. The 20 year war in Afghanistan wouldn't have been possible without airborne supply.
Nuclear enterprise, stupid. Do you really think the US Army wants that total nightmare of a program?
Army dropped the first two nukes smooth brain
So, I've been wondering for a while now, why even have an air force? Could it not be rolled into the army and navy? Then have a separate nuclear force for missiles and whatnot
Seems like department bloat. This is an honest question and not trying to stir vatBlack person shit.
>Could it not be rolled into the army and navy?
Exactly, like it always was
The Chair Force is honestly pretty moronic and with cringe traditions, even the most famous fighter jet pilots are in the navy
Cringe
>even the most famous fighter jet pilots are in the navy
*blocks ur flight path*
I know a test pilot that had to interact with Olds during his time as AG. Said he was a sour, jealous c**t that couldn’t see the importance in having test pilots that were current on multiple aircraft.
>”Old’s was the Biggest prick in the Air Force”
Dude I knew was a fricking stud, too
>AG
Meant IG
>That pic
Jesus Christ
>even the most famous fighter jet pilots are in the navy
Cool, Name them. Now.
You have 15 minutes to defend the honor the USN. If you don't you will forever be a a USN ass bandit.
>Cool, Name them. Now.
Pete Mitchell
LOL,
You know some moronic ass homosexual would believe it.
The most badass pilots I meet during my time USAF.
Robin Olds. Chuck yeager, Bob Hoover, Pete Knight, Joe engle, Bud Day, Bud Anderson.
Maybe they should also undo the space force then
that at least will make some sense for the future
I’m pretty sure the US’s nuclear weapons are maintained under the Department Of Energy, not even the DoD.
The same reason the Marines are an independent branch, the air force had great negotiators
>Marines are an independent branch
They aren't though, the Marine CORPS operate as a part of the Department of the Navy
They're still an independent branch moron. The chief of naval operation can't tell the marine corps what to do. Operating under the same department doesn't mean you're not an independent branch
Air Power became important enough to have a mission seperate from that of supporting ground forces. We used to think of the Air Force as just faster artillery and recon, but during WW2 it came to be understood that the Air was a legitimate battle space just like the Land and Sea. You fight to control the air, so you can operate it in, just like every ither battle space.
The Army Air Forces during WW2 were basically an entirely seperate branch anyway, and even had some unique ranks. Even during the War, pilots didn't say "I'm in the Army". They would said "I'm in the Air Force". It just took until after post war realignment to make it official.
Real answer right here. Shocking how many dummies itt
The Marine Corps is a special exception: they’re an independent force connected to the Navy but operate in the same domain as the Army. Maybe they were kept around as an enlistment tool.
Why is the Navy independent?
>Because they operate on water
And the airforce operates in the air
But both the navy and the army also operates in the air
Navy has ground forces
Army has ships
Air force has ships
All branches operate in all three, technically
The army operates helicopters, not fixed wing craft
Army has a few fixed wing aircraft, just very few
>not fixed wing craft
they have drones, citations and king airs
>And the airforce operates in the air
so do soldiers if they bunny-hop everywhere (at least half the time.)
The air force is independent because the people in charge at the time knew the army would not continue developing strategic aircraft.
The army's operational concept is unified land operations, aircrafts need to operate over land and sea so it would be a weird limitation to have them under army or navy. They control the sky.
*strategically bombs your path*
Nukes and logistics.
If the AF was re-absorbed into the army they would have to figure out how to C2 the thousands of cargo planes that maintain the US military's operations across the world. The 20 year war in Afghanistan wouldn't have been possible without airborne supply.