Azrael asked:


Why isn’t all the flying handled by the Air Force? I can sort of understand why the Navy does because of the aircraft carriers, but I don’t understand why the others do.

Trixter10 asked:


If this happens are you forced to retire or can you simply switch to a newer, similar aircraft type?

dpk55 asked:


I watched part of a documentary on PBS about life on the U.S. Nimitz aircraft carrier. The commanding officer was a Captain, however there was also a Rear Admiral present on board. Since Rear Admiral is a higher rank than Captain, why is the Captain the commanding officer?