Copy pasted from a Reddit thread: > The main differences are Navy pilots focus on maritime strike missions and anti submarine warfare. Strike missions involve

Copy pasted from a Reddit thread: > The main differences are Navy pilots focus on maritime strike missions and anti submarine warfare. Strike missions involve the carrier air wing which is embarked. All of the squadrons in the air wing are responsible for supporting the fighter aircraft in their strikes off of the carrier. It is essentially a forward deployed force. > As for ASW we have P-8s which do strategic anti sub warfare. These focus on strategic issues and tracking subs. > Air force isn't a maritime strike operation like the navy is. They can focus more on single operations such as bombing, air to air, etc. The navy uses on strike aircraft for a multitude of missions while the Air Force uses multiple aircraft for different missions. > Air Force is also responsible for something called Internal Air Defense (IADS). This is basically intercepting aircraft that try and attack the United States. If anyone tried to bomb us and crossed into our air space the Air Force would be ready to scramble and send fighters up to stop them.