Why does the US army have an airforce component wing? Shouldnt the Airforce just coordinate that with the army

Answer 1

That was the argument in 1947. The Army got to keep its little spotter planes, but was barred from having anything with both weapons and wings. But the Air Force loves strategic bombers and sexy, fast fighters. They've never been too interested in close ground support, and "ash and trash" haulers are looked down upon. You'll find that the leadership in the USAF don't come from transport pilots or Warhog drivers. In an ideal world it would work that way, but the Army has its attack helicopters because the Air Force didn't care enough about the Army's needs to develop the things. The Marines, whose pilots consider themselves riflemen who drive planes, have a much better history of coordination.
I'd even argue that most of the transport services, the C-130's, C-17's, and such, should revert to an Army Air Corps unless and until the Air Force gets over its love of F-22's and such.

Answer 2

When it comes to flying into the face of fire,it is always better to have the Army support the Army.
Some of those guys know each other,the men on the ground may know the men in the air.
That tends to make for a strong team.No one wants to leave a friend.
There is just a much stronger camaraderie there.That has been seen since Vietnam.Some of the guys flying the missions were former infantry enlisted.
They would have rather died than leave those men on the ground.A lot of them did die.
The Army is famous for having chopper pilots put them down right in the middle of Hell to get men out.
The Cavalry rides in choppers now.

Answer 3

The Air Force was originally the Army Air Corp.

When the AF was split off, some bits remained under the direct control of the army.

Answer 4

Army offers benefits and bonuses to join. not sure about the Air Force. The Marines will not offer anything. they want people who want to join to make a change. not to gain something out of it. like the Army. The Marines don't promise a rose garden. they are looking for a few good men and women who have heart. my opinion is The Marines

Answer 5

Hoo-ah WWD, I wish more people thought like you-- as a Paratrooper, I KNOW it would be better if the Aviation units we had included not only the rotor winged whirly-birds we have, but also had C-130's and C-17's. Its so much easier for us to coordinate a UH-60 jump (paratrooper drop) than it is the get the AF off their hind parts and drop us out of a "high performance aircraft" And Im right next the Elmendorf AFB!!!!

Answer 6

Because the army's air force component is all about providing air support. It's kinda tricky to provide air support in a Raptor, it would only be able to do so for nanosecond bursts of time (it's too fast). The types of missions and support provided by the army's air force is different.

Answer 7

The Army has more Aircraft than the Air Force and more Boats then the Navy.

(notice I did not say Planes and Ships)

The Army has many Helicopters, attack, and transport. We only have executive transport planes.

Answer 8

The Marines and Navy also have an air wing. It just makes thing a little easier organizationally when trying to transfer troop from one place to another.

Answer 9

My father was in the Army Air Corps. They actually were in place long before the Air Force came along. Maybe it is just that pride that keeps them from joining, merging into the Air Force.

Answer 10

its for logistics and ease or use but to be honest i completely agree that a lot of needless money goes into maintaining things like that.