The AF Fighter Jockeys never did like the Close Ground Support Mission. They thought and still think there’s no glory in it for them.
Actually, they KNOW there is glory in it. . .how many MoH awarded to Air Force CAS pilots during Vietnam? Five.
How many to the Air-to-Air jocks? Zero.
As it has been said, you can shoot down all the MiGs you want, but when you land and find Al Qaeda or ISIS having lunch in your snack bar, you lost the war.