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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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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When the Marines need air support it’s a lot easier to get that organically due to mostly logistical reasons. The navy owns floating airfields so they need planes, and the airforce is 100% dedicated to AirPower.

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