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The Department of the Navy (which includes the Navy and Marine Corps) has a larger aviation community than the USAF.
The Navy and Marines operate from both ships at sea and from shore installations. The USAF can only operate from land based installations in the U.S. and at friendly countries overseas. The Navy and Marines do not have this limitation - they can go anywhere and fly anywhere while operating from Carriers.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoDuring the Viet War, the USAF had more pilots. During the war, the USN only had about 21 aircraft carriers, with jet squadrons rotating between land bases and their carriers. But the USN didn't have B52 bombers, C-130 transport planes, etc., while the USAF did; so that adds to the numbers of USAF pilots too. Then one can add the rotor-wing pilots (helicopters); which the USN also had, but again in less numbers.
The largest helicopter force in the world (during the Viet War) was the US Army. They had more choppers than the Air Force & Navy & Marine Corps combined.
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