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"The Air Force ought to turn over Warthogs and any future CAS fixed wing aircraft to the Army. Otherwise the Air Force will continue to try to get rid of them."

As I recall reading in W.E.B. Griffin's "The Brotherhood of War" series, the only fixed wing aircraft allowed to be Army is a spotter plane that somehow fell under the radar. That's why the Army has a ton of helicopters, but no close support aircraft. Nasty assed generals and their turf wars.

[TADSLOS]

As I recall reading in W.E.B. Griffin's "The Brotherhood of War" series, the only fixed wing aircraft allowed to be Army is a spotter plane that somehow fell under the radar. That's why the Army has a ton of helicopters, but no close support aircraft. Nasty assed generals and their turf wars.

This goes back to the 1948 Key West Agreement. Essentially still intact with some modifications over time.