I love the Navy, BUT, there are two aircraft I would rather see from the battlefield than anything the Navy has.
OH-58’s followed by A-10’s.
BTW, the Navy has it’s fair share of screw ups, too.
I know you seem to think the Navy can assume the AF’s missions, but, the reason why we have separate forces is because those missions are not mergeable to the degree needed in wartime. Unless, of course, the services were combined, which is what Les Aspin wanted to do.
No offense intended, but you haven’t seen a full “war”, only insurgency (which doesn’t lessen it’s danger or importance). Many of us have seen war, that is, one in which battles actually occur in the air, on land, and at sea.
“BTW, the Navy has it’s fair share of screw ups, too.”
Oh yeah they do. The recent collision they had is evidence of that.