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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Because then the other military branches, which run their own specialized operations all over the world, as well as in the US, would be completely reliant on the Air Force and it would create unnecessary red tape. The Air Force is a relatively small branch so if you switched to this model, a significant portion of the air force’s job would simply be as a transport service for the other branches. This isn’t efficient. You give each branch the planes they need for their specific use and let them work out their own logistics.
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