Did The Air force have combat troops on the ground in Vietnam?
After the Vietnam War (and the Cold War)…during the 1990’s, amongst the countless military base closures through-out the US, the military was being forced OUT OF A JOB. Unless the Federal Laws were amended, and with the military’s willingness to do so, the military was “asked” to take on LAW ENFORCEMENT duties in addition to National Defense functions, if the military refused…then they faced a further reduction in forces (more base closures). The US Military consented, the laws were amended, and today the US Military is also a form of Law Enforcement Agency. As of 1990, the US Air Force has Ground Troops. Today’s US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines appear to be evolving into a “combined military/law enforcement service.” Within the next 20 years, we may no longer have an Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines as we know it today…it possibly might come under a new title…the “US National Defense Forces.
