Who Controls American Carriers: The Navy or the Air Force?

[Smurf]

The navy or the air force?

 

[quantumdude]

The Navy. They control the airplanes on them, too.

The USAF controls land based aircraft and air based tactical/strategic nuclear weapons (TAC and SAC, respectively).

 

[Pengwuino]

Yah, US Navy.

 

[Townsend]

The navy or the air force?

The Air force is weak... Carriers have a US Navy Captain who is under orders from a fleet Admiral, IIRC. Of course they are all eventually under orders of the CINC, cheifs of staff and congress.

http://www.navy.mil/palib/people/secnav/secnav030929a.gif
This guy also has a lot to do with the control of carriers.

Regards,

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

That would be the Navy. The pilots are Navy pilots, not Air Force.

 

[Townsend]

The navy or the air force?

You thinkin about a career in the US military? US Navy pilots have a good chance of becoming a NASA astronaut (although right now that might not look so appealing). A chance in a life time.

However, having racked up about 2 hours of simulation time I can tell you that landing on a carrier is not an easy thing to do.

Regards,

 

[dduardo]

Is it just me or does that look like Donald Trump's right hand man George Ross?

http://www.theapprenticerules.com/images/george-ross.jpg

 

[Townsend]

Is it just me or does that look like Donald Trump's right hand man George Ross?

http://www.theapprenticerules.com/images/george-ross.jpg

I don't see it...

 

[dduardo]

I guess it's just me then

 

[Pengwuino]

The Air force is weak... Carriers have a US Navy Captain who is under orders from a fleet Admiral, IIRC. Of course they are all eventually under orders of the CINC, cheifs of staff and congress.

But the Air Force has the B-2's... hwo can you have those and be weak. Cost guards weak... army is weak... they don't have much cool stuff :D

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

we have nuke power! i love my job

 

[Smurf]

You thinkin about a career in the US military?

That was a joke.. right? Come on townsend, you know me better than that.

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

what's wrong with the US military?

 

[Smurf]

1. It's a military
2. It belongs to the US.

(hense the name: US Military )

 

[Townsend]

That was a joke.. right? Come on townsend, you know me better than that.

Yep, mostly...

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

1. It's a military
2. It belongs to the US.

(hense the name: US Military )

what is wrong with either of those?

 

[Smurf]

Why don't you https://www.physicsforums.com/search.php?searchid=215730

 

[yourdadonapogostick]

...nothing?

 

[FredGarvin]

But the Air Force has the B-2's... hwo can you have those and be weak. Cost guards weak... army is weak... they don't have much cool stuff :D

Coast Guard, yes. Army NO! Bite your tongue. Black boxes and whiz bang gadgets do not make a force strong.

 

[Pengwuino]

Coast Guard, yes. Army NO! Bite your tongue. Black boxes and whiz bang gadgets do not make a force strong.

pff, weeeeeak :D. Crazy army guys and there tanks. What tank ever had a chance against an F-15 :D

 

[Pengwuino]

Why don't you https://www.physicsforums.com/search.php?searchid=215730

... does this mean there's nothing wrong?

 

[FredGarvin]

pff, weeeeeak :D. Crazy army guys and there tanks. What tank ever had a chance against an F-15 :D

As long as that F-15 left from a fortified air base with a paved runway and the pilot's have airconditioned quarters with hot food...

 

[Pengwuino]

As long as that F-15 left from a fortified air base with a paved runway and the pilot's have airconditioned quarters with hot food...

And since they do, they rule

 

[FredGarvin]

Nu-uh. Do not.

 

[Pengwuino]

Do to! My mommy said so