eli5: Why does the US Military have airplanes in multiple branches (Navy, Marines etc) as opposed to having all flight operations handled by the Air Force exclusively?
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The branches of the military are less about the tools they use and more about the outcomes they are looking to achieve. Air superiority? Air force. Naval superiority? Navy.etc
Naval superiority uses aircraft to achieve that, but because the implementation is in support of Navy goals and strategy they are a naval asset. Rinse and repeat for helicopters in the army.etc
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