Disband the Air Force?

[mkloby]

Originally Posted by drgondog

The Marines pioneered the MEF which is a self contained Regimental unit with all the air, sea and land assets to hit the ground running, so to speak. The Army put more emphasis on Spec Ops, and all the Spec Ops were somewhat re-aligned to operate under one hat with a top down semblance of an idea how to deploy the right assets with the right priority instead of (constant) fist fights between Navy and Army over mission turf.

Just a small correction - the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) can vary in size, but is usually commanded by a LtGen, based about a Marine Division, a Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), and a logistics group. A Marine Expeditionary Brigade would be built upon a Marine Regiment.

Originally Posted by pbfoot

They unified our military in 68 I think it's a great idea but it's hard to change the minds of those with long ties to a particular arm . It met with a lot derision old army guys or navy or airforce scorned the idea . It takes a generation for the idea to work but it makes sense.

Maybe it suited Canada well enough, but I definitely do not think it would be a good idea for the US military. Think of the size of our military. The USMC is the small service, and we are currently about 186,000 active strong. As previously stated, there are various branches with different missions, assets, and capabilities. Combining these forces would cause a loss of capability in certain areas due to specific prioritization of leadership.

[Soundbreaker Welch?]

Does the Air Force of the US Navy, or the Air Force of the USMC have any special name?

I can't find one.

I didn't realize until today that they both have separate Air power. Thought they shared it.

[mkloby]

Originally Posted by Soundbreaker Welch?

Does the Air Force of the US Navy, or the Air Force of the USMC have any special name?

I can't find one.

I didn't realize until today that they both have separate Air power. Thought they shared it.

SW - for some reason a lot of people think that the USAF is the only service with air assets. Very common misconception.

Marine air doesn't have a "special name." You could just call it, well, Marine Air. USMC air power is positioned throughout 4 Marine Aircraft Wings (3 active, 1 reserve). Under these wings fall various Groups, and then the squadrons themselves.

As far as I know the USN has no clever name for its air assets either.