Interactions with other branches

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This is more of a general question, how close are each branch to eachother and how often do they cross paths/interact with eachother? By branch I mean like Navy, Army, Air Force, etc. I apologize if that isn’t the correct the term. I’m curious about how close each branch of the army are to eachother too though.
 
My DD is at USCGA and has her eye on doing an exchange at USAFA in her 2C year. The chance to parachute has lodged itself in this sailor's mind. But in general there are exchanges between all the academies for limited numbers of students each year.
 
StPaulDad said:
My DD is at USCGA and has her eye on doing an exchange at USAFA in her 2C year. The chance to parachute has lodged itself in this sailor's mind. But in general there are exchanges between all the academies for limited numbers of students each year.
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Oh I didn’t know this was possible. That’s interesting, good luck to her on the exchange!
 
When talking Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard we refer to them as “services”. The Marines are part of the Department of the Navy, but we view them separately.
Within the Army there are branches, infantry, armor, aviation, etc. According to doctrine these branches interact all the time. DD is imbedded in an infantry company, for example.
Services will interact, though how much depends on the service and your “branch” within that service. The Army and the Coast Guard on one end of the spectrum don’t interact very much at all. I’m not saying they don’t, but in my years in the Army I never worked directly with the Coast Guard and for a few years I was in a hanger adjacent to a Coast Guard unit.
The Army and the Air Force, however, interact quite a bit. I’ve been transported on Air Force airplanes, worked combine attacks between A-10s and AH-64s, transported Air Force Pararescue. You see Air Force liaison officers (pilots) and enlisted embedded with Army units to help coordinate CAS. Many Army grunts owe their lives to Air Force close air support and the ability to reach out and call them in. Air defense must coordinate with the Air Force by its very mission. When I was a new pilot our weather forecasters were Air Force enlisted personnel. Probably a computer today.
The Army and the Navy work with each other, but not quite as much. As a Special Ops pilot I landed on ships and carried SEALs quite often. Other Army units don’t normally land on ships, but it’s not unusual for some to have it as a mission task. My wife’s Cav unit had it as part of their mission and they stayed current landing on ships and even practiced firing Hellfires at sea targets.
Navy/Coast Guard probably interact all the time. Same with Space Force and Air Force.
The higher you get in rank the more common it is to interact with other services. As an infantry LT you probably will never see anyone in the Navy outside the occasional SEAL (I had some in my “stick” at airborne school). But then as a senior captain/major I started working with the Navy and Marines all the time. As an O-3 it’s not unusual to participate in exchange programs with other services, especially if you are a pilot.
 
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When talking Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard we refer to them as “services”. The Marines are part of the Department of the Navy, but we view them separately.
Within the Army there are branches, infantry, armor, aviation, etc. Ny doctrine these branches interact all the time. DW in imbedded in an infantry company, for example.
Services will interact, though how much depends on the service and your “branch” within that service. The Army and the Coast Guard on one end of the spectrum don’t interact very much at all. I’m not saying they don’t, but in my years in the Army I never worked directly with the Coast Guard and for a few years I was in a hanger adjacent to a Coast Guard unit.
The Army and the Air Force, however, interact quite a bit. I’ve been transported on Air Force airplanes, worked combine attacks between A-10s and AH-64s, transported Air Force Pararescue. You see Air Force liaison officers (pilots) and enlisted embedded with Army units to help coordinate CAS. Many Army grunts owe their lives to Air Force close air support and the ability to reach out and call them in. Air defense must coordinate with the Air Force by its very mission. When I was a new pilot our weather forecasters were Air Force enlisted personnel. Probably a computer today.
The Army and the Navy work with each other, but not quite as much. As a Special Ops pilot I landed on ships and carried SEALs quite often. Other Army units don’t normally land on ships, but it’s not unusual for some to have it as a mission task. My wife’s Cav unit had it as part of their mission and they stayed current landing on ships and even practiced firing Hellfires at sea targets.
Navy/Coast Guard probably interact all the time. Same with Space Force and Air Force.
The higher you get in rank the more common it is to interact with other services. As an infantry LT you probably will never see anyone in the Navy outside the occasional SEAL (I had some in my “stick” at airborne school). But then as a senior captain/major I started working with the Navy and Marines all the time. As an O-3 it’s not unusual to participate in exchange programs with other services, especially if you are a pilot.
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Thank you, sir! This really helps me better understand how the military works.
 
Besides the day to day interactions across the service branches, there are actually very formal ways and means that each service is prescribed to operate by when employing a Joint Force.

If you are super motivated or just want to impress your friends, you can check this site out. I recommend the Chapter 3 series for operations. And it is unclassified and available online.

Joint Doctrine Publications

www.jcs.mil
 
UHBlackhawk said:
When talking Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard we refer to them as “services”. The Marines are part of the Department of the Navy, but we view them separately.
Within the Army there are branches, infantry, armor, aviation, etc. According to doctrine these branches interact all the time. DD is imbedded in an infantry company, for example.
Services will interact, though how much depends on the service and your “branch” within that service. The Army and the Coast Guard on one end of the spectrum don’t interact very much at all. I’m not saying they don’t, but in my years in the Army I never worked directly with the Coast Guard and for a few years I was in a hanger adjacent to a Coast Guard unit.
The Army and the Air Force, however, interact quite a bit. I’ve been transported on Air Force airplanes, worked combine attacks between A-10s and AH-64s, transported Air Force Pararescue. You see Air Force liaison officers (pilots) and enlisted embedded with Army units to help coordinate CAS. Many Army grunts owe their lives to Air Force close air support and the ability to reach out and call them in. Air defense must coordinate with the Air Force by its very mission. When I was a new pilot our weather forecasters were Air Force enlisted personnel. Probably a computer today.
The Army and the Navy work with each other, but not quite as much. As a Special Ops pilot I landed on ships and carried SEALs quite often. Other Army units don’t normally land on ships, but it’s not unusual for some to have it as a mission task. My wife’s Cav unit had it as part of their mission and they stayed current landing on ships and even practiced firing Hellfires at sea targets.
Navy/Coast Guard probably interact all the time. Same with Space Force and Air Force.
The higher you get in rank the more common it is to interact with other services. As an infantry LT you probably will never see anyone in the Navy outside the occasional SEAL (I had some in my “stick” at airborne school). But then as a senior captain/major I started working with the Navy and Marines all the time. As an O-3 it’s not unusual to participate in exchange programs with other services, especially if you are a pilot.
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This right here is why this forum is a goldmine! An oasis of civility and support in a universe of small-mindedness. Thank you to all the moderators and long time contributors who are so generous with their time and knowledge.
 
GWU PNS said:
Besides the day to day interactions across the service branches, there are actually very formal ways and means that each service is prescribed to operate by when employing a Joint Force.

If you are super motivated or just want to impress your friends, you can check this site out. I recommend the Chapter 3 series for operations. And it is unclassified and available online.

Joint Doctrine Publications

www.jcs.mil
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Thanks! I appreciate the resources!
 
It was a real shocker to the Navy crewmembers of the USS Hornet for Army B-25 bombers to get loaded on board in 1942. The interaction between the sailors of Hornet and the Army Air Corps crew was very interesting reading in several books about the incredible story of America's first bombing raid against Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Naval Officer and Aviator LT Henry Miller was the person in charge of teaching the Army pilots how to launch a medium bomber from a crazy short runway that was moving.


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For more reading:
uss-hornet.org

Special Exhibit: The Doolittle Raid - USS Hornet Museum

uss-hornet.org
 
AROTC-dad said:
It was a real shocker to the Navy crewmembers of the USS Hornet for Army B-25 bombers to get loaded on board in 1942. The interaction between the sailors of Hornet and the Army Air Corps crew was very interesting reading in several books about the incredible story of America's first bombing raid against Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Naval Officer and Aviator LT Henry Miller was the person in charge of teaching the Army pilots how to launch a medium bomber from a crazy short runway that was moving.


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For more reading:
uss-hornet.org

Special Exhibit: The Doolittle Raid - USS Hornet Museum

uss-hornet.org
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Thanks! I visited the Aerospace museum in Salt Lake City, Utah just a couple months ago and read a little about the Doolittle raid.
 
AROTC-dad said:
It was a real shocker to the Navy crewmembers of the USS Hornet for Army B-25 bombers to get loaded on board in 1942. The interaction between the sailors of Hornet and the Army Air Corps crew was very interesting reading in several books about the incredible story of America's first bombing raid against Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Naval Officer and Aviator LT Henry Miller was the person in charge of teaching the Army pilots how to launch a medium bomber from a crazy short runway that was moving.


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For more reading:
uss-hornet.org

Special Exhibit: The Doolittle Raid - USS Hornet Museum

uss-hornet.org
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Today the first question from the Air Force would be “Where do we put the golf course on this thing?”
I kid, I kid. Kind of.
 
Funny joint story. I was once flying the C&C bird (command and control) on a joint night training exercise between AH-64s and A-10s. The weather was below fixed wing minimums so the A-10s couldn’t make it. We had the Air Force liaison officer in the back, so he put a coffee cup over his mouth and started playing the role of “Sandy”, the A-10s. Yes, a coffee cup over your mouth sounds like an oxygen mask.
During the debrief one of the AH-64 pilots complained that he thought some of the A-10s were coming in too low and busted the coordination altitude. The Air Force liasion officer and I looked at each other and laughed. It then became a running joke in that unit (at the pilot’s expense) when we had a joint mission someone would remind me to have the A-10s not bust their altitude.
 
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