It's a complex situation. Basically, on one hand, the Air Force wants to keep a firm grasp even on CAS because they don't want the creation of a second Air Forc

It's a complex situation. Basically, on one hand, the Air Force wants to keep a firm grasp even on CAS because they don't want the creation of a second Air Force in the Army. But on the other hand, they just despise CAS and see it as a 'less noble' kind of mission for the Air Force.