Quote Originally Posted by slapout9 View Post
Law Vol, answer this. Why does the Air Force pass laws to prevent the Army from owning fixed wing aircraft, while the Navy and USMC can have them?
This one's pretty simple. The navy refused to give theirs up, and retaining them was part of the deal for them supporting the creation of the AF. Likewise, the Marines managed to keep their aircraft through the same deal, and resisted several attempts before the Korean War to eliminate the Corps altogether.