At the same time, The USAF is a signatory of the 1948 Treaty of Key West, which means the Army gets no, that's NO, fixed wing combat aircraft. If those chaps crawling through the dirt need support, they can call armed helicopters, (Would you believe, many flown by non-commissioned officers? Disgusting.) Furthermore The USAF is quite capable of occasionally swooping down low to support our troops at 600 knts. True, we occasionally hit our own guys, or orphanages, but hey, that's war.
**(Would you believe, many flown by non-commissioned officers? Disgusting.)**
Are you sure?
I think you are confusing helicopters with UAVs.
Most Army Helicopters are flown by Warrant Officers.