Why Does Every US Military Branch Have Pilots but ONLY One has Horses

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  • @taco-bellleftovers1816
    @taco-bellleftovers1816 28 днів тому +716

    I love how all of the branches created their own airforces just so that they don’t have to deal with the airforce.

    • @Av-vd3wk
      @Av-vd3wk 28 днів тому +88

      The USAF is necessary to maintain air dominance over a theater of war. None of the other branches, including Navy, are capable of sustained operations to the extent that the Air Force is.

    • @KermitFrazierdotcom
      @KermitFrazierdotcom 28 днів тому +24

      Also the Air Force started as the Army Air Force before we entered World War Two.

    • @slipknottin
      @slipknottin 28 днів тому +27

      @@Av-vd3wk While that is true, its also only a small part of what the USAF provides. Their strategic lift capability is unmatched.

    • @goldenhate6649
      @goldenhate6649 28 днів тому

      USAF is just a glorified spy agency. Nothing the airforce can do cannot be done by another branch. The airforce was almost put back into the army after it split. Only reason it didnt? Nuclear triad.

    • @frank-ko6de
      @frank-ko6de 28 днів тому +9

      If you have cargo or logistics, you're dealing with AIR FORCE. Sorry.

  • @SunSailor
    @SunSailor 28 днів тому +186

    Fun fact: In 1795, a french cavalery regiment won a battle against the dutch marine fleet, which was stuck in the frozen sea. It is afaik the only time, caverlary fought vessels successfully.

    • @domanerus
      @domanerus 27 днів тому +1

      Officially one of the best fan facts.

    • @Danbatio
      @Danbatio 27 днів тому +9

      In 1806, a Spanish cavalry led by Martín de Güemes in the Río de la Plata (present-day Argentina) captured the English ship "Justine" when the sudden lowering of the river allowed them to board the ship.

    • @BreadGood_21
      @BreadGood_21 27 днів тому +4

      Fun fact: in 1795 I was there that day

    • @M-A-Y-H-E-M
      @M-A-Y-H-E-M 21 день тому +1

      @SunSailor:
      FACT: You *misspelled* "CAVALRY" - differently *twice* (even edited!) ☝🏽 . . . 💯% ✅️ 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻

    • @SunSailor
      @SunSailor 21 день тому

      @@M-A-Y-H-E-M And? Never edited the spelling of that.

  • @olbetsy5257
    @olbetsy5257 28 днів тому +334

    My uncle once said to me "marine stands for My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment" and sometimes I find myself thinking about how true it is

    • @sangwangrai
      @sangwangrai 28 днів тому +5

      💀

    • @klonkimo
      @klonkimo 28 днів тому +19

      Tell your uncle, thanks for the ride! Did two deployments with the Navy, one on the USS tarawa and one on the USS Whidbey Island. It was cool training and going to the gym all day watching the squidies work, and I really appreciate them guarding the ship while we were having fun on port calls.

    • @ylstorage7085
      @ylstorage7085 28 днів тому +6

      "It doesn't matter if you can ride or I can ride, so what?! all it matters is can the damn horses ride, that's a Raid!"

    • @amandahugankiss4110
      @amandahugankiss4110 28 днів тому +2

      You left off Sir.

    • @joshuaespinoza8325
      @joshuaespinoza8325 28 днів тому +11

      "Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Expected"

  • @williammcdermet6932
    @williammcdermet6932 28 днів тому +142

    The Air Force also has boats, for rescuing downed crews, called 'crash boats'.

    • @Awayhavingfun
      @Awayhavingfun 22 дні тому

      Small boats, lol nothing that can go into the deep blue sea, remember the “3-12’ waves we see close to the shoreline “ are nothing compared to what is out in the open waters.

    • @cgmason7568
      @cgmason7568 15 днів тому

      And police boats for Security Forces

  • @The_Hagseed
    @The_Hagseed 28 днів тому +38

    Airforce: Because the military wanted to keep their smart kids away from the dumb ones.

  • @fearthehoneybadger
    @fearthehoneybadger 28 днів тому +88

    No aircraft in Spaceforce yet the Navy has one of the world's largest air forces.

    • @shibasurfing
      @shibasurfing 28 днів тому +23

      Space force doesn’t have any _disclosed_ aircraft. They certainly have the X-37B.

    • @fl00fydragon
      @fl00fydragon 28 днів тому +17

      Well duh, there's no air in space
      Badum tss

    • @maxscott3349
      @maxscott3349 28 днів тому +1

      ​@@fearthehoneybadgerCause this platform wouldn't exist if nobody watched it

    • @fl00fydragon
      @fl00fydragon 28 днів тому +1

      @@fearthehoneybadger Congratulations on not getting the pun

    • @fearthehoneybadger
      @fearthehoneybadger 27 днів тому

      ​@@fl00fydragon Oops. Gotcha. 😉

  • @chrisbeer5685
    @chrisbeer5685 25 днів тому +4

    Not only do the Navy and Army have their seperate air forces, the Navy's Army has it's own air force too.

  • @mecheel7635
    @mecheel7635 28 днів тому +50

    We got a drone crash. Send in the cavalry.

  • @flotsamike
    @flotsamike 28 днів тому +39

    In the 1970s and '80s the US army had the second largest Navy in the world.

    • @user49917
      @user49917 28 днів тому +1

      Who had the largest?

    • @harryg2484
      @harryg2484 28 днів тому +1

      Tell me more

    • @harryg2484
      @harryg2484 28 днів тому +10

      ​@@user49917The US Navy of course

    • @user49917
      @user49917 28 днів тому +1

      @@harryg2484 😅oh, I had read your comment wrong. I thought you'd said the US had the second largest navy. My bad.

    • @emanuelfigueroa5657
      @emanuelfigueroa5657 28 днів тому +4

      It wasn't that big, by tonnage it was the Soviet Union (80% of what US Navy was), and by number the largest was China (composed mostly of landing craft and small gun/missile/torpedo boats.

  • @skyden24195
    @skyden24195 28 днів тому +12

    Time stamp 5:39 the back of the seat is labeled "TRAVIS," this indicates that the aircraft is stationed out of Travis Air Force Base in California. I lived there for about 6 years when I was a kid (1980s) and my USAF enlisted dad was stationed to the base.
    Also, time stamp 5:49 the tail of the aircraft is labeled AFRC MARCH, this indicates that the airplane is stationed out of March Air Reserve Base also in California, (the AFRC standing for "Air Force Reserves Command.") Albeit while Travis AFB is in Northern California, March ARB is in Southern California and is less than five miles from where I now live.
    All that said, great video clips "Not What You Think." 😉👍

  • @HughJassle
    @HughJassle 25 днів тому +4

    ALWAYS great information! Thank you!

  • @AlphaGator9
    @AlphaGator9 28 днів тому +9

    The Army also has Horses for the Honor Guard, and military burials at Arlington Cemetery.

  • @phildavy913
    @phildavy913 28 днів тому +9

    Please note I'm not complaining about your excellent video, just a comment. It is now called Vandenberg Space Force Base, no longer called Air Force Base.

  • @plmko2824
    @plmko2824 28 днів тому +8

    The Marine Corps also has military working horses for Mountain Warfare training. As well as mules and donkeys for Animal Packers, which is a method of resupplying Marines at higher altitudes where there are not improved roads and helicopters are significantly less effective.

    • @WeatherManToBe
      @WeatherManToBe 27 днів тому

      Neat!

    • @ajk9420
      @ajk9420 19 днів тому

      Oh some of my buddies are going to the animal packers AT

  • @crispusattucks8265
    @crispusattucks8265 28 днів тому +111

    Army still has horses in Armored Cavalry regiments. They even compete in challenges called spur rides.

    • @NotWhatYouThink
      @NotWhatYouThink  28 днів тому +76

      Correct, but those are not working horses. As you mentioned, they are used in challenges, parades and ceremonies.

    • @crispusattucks8265
      @crispusattucks8265 28 днів тому +19

      @@NotWhatYouThink True, the horse detachment usually just stood around and looked pretty 😂

    • @Goldenself
      @Goldenself 28 днів тому +14

      you could say they maintain horse breakout capability

    • @arhysr
      @arhysr 28 днів тому

      Fair

    • @lnchgj
      @lnchgj 28 днів тому +3

      @@NotWhatYouThink How is that not a working horse?

  • @wolfiemuse
    @wolfiemuse 28 днів тому +10

    That “horse” in the thumbnail instigated a fight or flight response

  • @user-rp2nq1ev6x
    @user-rp2nq1ev6x 28 днів тому +3

    The US Navy also has several other fixed-wing aircraft such as the P-3 Orion and the C-130 Hercules, amongst many others.

  • @henrycarlson7514
    @henrycarlson7514 28 днів тому +2

    Interesting , Thank You

  • @garymiller5937
    @garymiller5937 27 днів тому +1

    Cool video. Thank you. 😊😊❤❤

  • @cannonfodder4812
    @cannonfodder4812 27 днів тому +3

    The Army has horses aswell. Ever hear of The Old Guard?

  • @GhostMimicVA
    @GhostMimicVA 27 днів тому +4

    ok, this tittle broke me a little. Good job

  • @alfredstergaard4660
    @alfredstergaard4660 28 днів тому +13

    This is the best thumbnail ever, please don't change it

    • @alfredstergaard4660
      @alfredstergaard4660 26 днів тому +1

      Why did you change it😢

    • @muhazreen
      @muhazreen 19 днів тому

      What was original thumbnail tho? I miss it 😢

  • @Jacob-he1lg
    @Jacob-he1lg 28 днів тому +3

    The US Army Special Forces used horses in Afghanistan. I’m not sure if that counts, because I believe they bought/borrowed them from the Afghan Northern Alliance. They even made a movie about it .

  • @nekomakhea9440
    @nekomakhea9440 28 днів тому +3

    USAF has horses because their branch has the nicest Officer's Clubs

  • @PeanutsDadForever
    @PeanutsDadForever 27 днів тому

    Very interesting

  • @ZactivityYT
    @ZactivityYT 28 днів тому +3

    That thumbnail is from Kadena in Okinawa. Looks recent, too 🤔
    Edit: Haha nvm they changed it

  • @oldenslo4141
    @oldenslo4141 28 днів тому +2

    How many ships are operated by the US Army?

  • @Awayhavingfun
    @Awayhavingfun 28 днів тому +1

    Actually the U.S. Army has horses in Virginia and Washington DC, the USN has several herds of “mustangs “ out in the western states

  • @leoclay5356
    @leoclay5356 28 днів тому

    Second clip is Eielson AFB Alaska

  • @traumatazd
    @traumatazd 28 днів тому +1

    You might also want to look up the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard.

  • @joeydutton961
    @joeydutton961 28 днів тому +3

    Wht about the U.S. Animal Packer’s course? That’s for working animals. The Marines and SOF use them occasionally. Who owns those?

    • @xv6701
      @xv6701 28 днів тому

      For real. I learned on and rode a Mk1 horse in the army for Afghanistan.

  • @MrBonsaybaum
    @MrBonsaybaum 28 днів тому +11

    Certified GOAT Thumbnail

    • @muhazreen
      @muhazreen 19 днів тому

      They change it already, idk what originally there 😢

  • @LarryNgetich
    @LarryNgetich 10 днів тому

    The Bell V-280 Valor will be everywhere through all branches, just like the hawks

  • @buzz5969
    @buzz5969 28 днів тому +2

    Army has horses…

  • @unsatisfiedfans7422
    @unsatisfiedfans7422 27 днів тому +1

    Air force horses is called "High Horse"

  • @terranempire2
    @terranempire2 13 днів тому

    There is one other aircraft operated by all of the U.S. military services (except the Space Force)The C37 aka the Gulfstream V or Gulfstream G550 Buisness Jet.

  • @spartangoku7610
    @spartangoku7610 28 днів тому +2

    Pegasus? Gotta be!

  • @jackturner214
    @jackturner214 27 днів тому

    I wouldn't say it is "jury-rigging" the size of the US Navy's air force by adding Marine Corps aviation assets. Marine Corps fighter squadrons serve in the same CVW as Navy fighter squadrons (CVW-9 includes VMFA-314 flying the F-35C, for instance), Marine Corps SNAs and SNFOs train alongside their Navy and Coast Guard counterparts and all are designated as "Naval Aviator" at the conclusion of AFT.

  • @Rollermonkey1
    @Rollermonkey1 28 днів тому +2

    Almost 100% sure that the US Army has horses at Fort Myer (provides for the Arligton National Cemetery needs)

  • @gavindawson3108
    @gavindawson3108 27 днів тому +1

    bro, im to stoned to read that title without laughing

  • @Eliteownage
    @Eliteownage 28 днів тому

    much love all

  • @blurglide
    @blurglide 28 днів тому +1

    That wasn't a C-130 at 10:39. It only has two engines

  • @ADKaizenProductions
    @ADKaizenProductions 27 днів тому

    In a video about aircraft the horse is the ultimate ATV.

  • @Chicken-ql1vi
    @Chicken-ql1vi 27 днів тому +1

    hawks give me the vietnam vibes lol

  • @bornepatrol
    @bornepatrol 27 днів тому

    I love the caribou’s

  • @BoneSetterDC
    @BoneSetterDC 28 днів тому +9

    "Let that sink in."

  • @cameronlukewilson281
    @cameronlukewilson281 21 день тому

    Let that sink in

  • @user-dd4wy5qg6k
    @user-dd4wy5qg6k 15 днів тому

    Ama suggest you a Video: Why your taxes make nukes bounce & spin, is not what you think

  • @haynesadventures
    @haynesadventures 28 днів тому +2

    The Army has always and still does have Calvary. Where do you get your information?!

    • @parajared
      @parajared 21 день тому

      When I was in the Army's 1st Cavalry division I only saw the horses being used for drill and ceremony, funerals, getting trainers around the training field during special events. I'm not sure that makes them "working horses".
      The role of "cavalry" for 1st Cav was tanks, helicopters and light armor vehicles like the LMTV and Hummer.

  • @harriusk4u
    @harriusk4u 24 дні тому

    And … USAF might have thought about having its own infantry

  • @dubious_potat4587
    @dubious_potat4587 28 днів тому +1

    Wait so the top three airforces are all US military branches

  • @vortexgen1
    @vortexgen1 27 днів тому +1

    So the US military has the 3 largest air forces in the world.

  • @AjG007
    @AjG007 28 днів тому

    The King's Guards are in the Army, as are the the Household Cavalry!!!

  • @lzh4950
    @lzh4950 12 днів тому

    Meanwhile my country keeps things simple with all aircraft being operated by the air force (except smaller drones, which the army operates). Our law enforcement & emergency rescuers/fire brigades don't have their own aircraft so sometimes the air force also supports them for some missions e.g. sending a pair of Apaches to patrol a hotel hosting an international summit between world leaders, operating medevac helicopters to ferry sick seafarers from ships near our country to hospital for treatment

  • @capitandelespacio
    @capitandelespacio 28 днів тому +3

    I hope to watch someday a collaboration video between you and Ian, from Forgotten Weapons. I'm quite sure the result would be not what you think.

  • @robertoortiz6026
    @robertoortiz6026 23 дні тому

    The best and most complete Army in the world,👌🏽💯

  • @jamesmann3158
    @jamesmann3158 28 днів тому

    Don’t quote me but I’ve been told that the SF guys maintain some horses for training. They had to learn hard and fast in Afghanistan how to ride horses in a combat environment. At least that’s the rumor.

    • @WeatherManToBe
      @WeatherManToBe 27 днів тому

      Not a rumor. A movie was even made about it.

  • @Asianevermore
    @Asianevermore 28 днів тому

    It’ll be cool if they train those horses to be air dropped and parachute in to the area….

  • @radioflyer68911
    @radioflyer68911 28 днів тому

    Redundancy and overspending is key to success.

  • @michaelellis3091
    @michaelellis3091 28 днів тому +22

    I believe you'll find all branches operate the C130!

    • @NotWhatYouThink
      @NotWhatYouThink  28 днів тому +8

      Does the US Army operate the Hercules?

    • @hurricaneace143
      @hurricaneace143 28 днів тому +3

      Nope, but all 4 branches operate C-12s😂

    • @Jacob-he1lg
      @Jacob-he1lg 28 днів тому +1

      The US Army does not operate the C-130. I’m not even sure if the Navy operates them any more, but I have seen them in the past. The USMC and USCG operate them. I flew C-130s for 16 years in the Air National Guard.

    • @jamessanders8895
      @jamessanders8895 26 днів тому

      @@Jacob-he1lg Navy certainly does operate at least one: Fat Albert, the Blue Angels logistics/maintenance aircraft.

    • @Jacob-he1lg
      @Jacob-he1lg 25 днів тому +1

      @@jamessanders8895 Fat Albert is operated by the USMC.

  • @Ts_AubrieTaylor
    @Ts_AubrieTaylor 28 днів тому +2

    Army has mules

  • @casbot71
    @casbot71 28 днів тому +1

    Is this a guest collaboration with Buckets? 🐴🥁

  • @KermitFrazierdotcom
    @KermitFrazierdotcom 28 днів тому

    Nice.

  • @M-A-Y-H-E-M
    @M-A-Y-H-E-M 21 день тому +1

    Even *NIKE* has an: *"Air Force"* - I *own one* 💯% . . . ✅️ ☝🏽 👌🏽 👍🏼

  • @devilisalive4667
    @devilisalive4667 26 днів тому +1

    this is the difference btw INDIAN ARMY and US ARMY
    INDIAN ARMY-
    we have to walk to the hit (21kms).
    US ARMY-
    we have to walk to the hit by ourselves ? (10km)
    NAAH LETS CALL THE BLACK HAWKS
    💀💀💀

  • @samuelslade7249
    @samuelslade7249 28 днів тому

    I think a Boeing engineer told us why the airforce has horses

  • @JasonClimo
    @JasonClimo 27 днів тому

    Space force has a space plane;)

  • @ibnuzzaki9859
    @ibnuzzaki9859 28 днів тому

    Flying horsies?

  • @LetoATX
    @LetoATX 28 днів тому

    Special Forces and parade units also use horses

  • @IanMaschal
    @IanMaschal 28 днів тому +1

    You don’t classify the space forces reusable space plane as a plane?

    • @christopherschmeltz3333
      @christopherschmeltz3333 28 днів тому +2

      Perhaps because the X-37B is primarily counted as a spacecraft with insufficient powered flight time to qualify, or that it's still experimental. Space Force doesn't currently own anything like Virgin Orbit's aircraft.

    • @IanMaschal
      @IanMaschal 28 днів тому +2

      @@christopherschmeltz3333 thank you for the note. Do you believe there is other spacecraft that we don’t know about? I’ve gotta imagine they have some toys we don’t know about..?

  • @DavidJones-me7yr
    @DavidJones-me7yr 23 дні тому

    It's pretty well I knew the majority of that except for the Air Force's horses?

  • @howardtravels
    @howardtravels 27 днів тому

    The US Army has horses!!! 11th Infantry Div. Fort Myer VA..

  • @bblplayz
    @bblplayz 28 днів тому +6

    Hello! To anyone reading this, have a great day, and remember the positives in life!

  • @samborambobo
    @samborambobo 28 днів тому +1

    500 views in 5 minutes!!! *Nice*

  • @user-xr6tu4vd1x
    @user-xr6tu4vd1x 27 днів тому

    Winged Hussars

  • @bronzedivision
    @bronzedivision 28 днів тому

    Fun fact, during WW2 the US Army had a larger navy than the US Navy. Just keeping with the theme.

  • @charlesgantz5865
    @charlesgantz5865 20 днів тому

    The Army Air Force had two huge issues during WW2, and probably today also.
    First, all the Air Force really wants to do is bomb things. All that logistics stuff, and fighter stuff, and all the rest of the non-bomber stuff, is because the Air Force doesn't want anyone else to have planes. During WW2, it was like pulling teeth, using Army Doctors, to get the Army Air Force to provide close air support, and gliders, and transport aircraft for Airborne units.
    Second, related to the first, is that the AAF didn't want to take any instructions on what targets were important. So, if the Army said they needed some target taken out, the AAF might or might not take it out. It depended on what they wanted to bomb.
    The basic reason there is an Air Force today is that all those dashing AAF pilots formed a very powerful political block, and they wanted their bombers and didn't want to listen to anyone whose feet stayed on the ground.

  • @maureencora1
    @maureencora1 9 днів тому

    Since the USMC Discontinued M-1 Tanks They Should Get the USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II / Warthogs, Semper-Fi.

  • @coolidgp
    @coolidgp 15 днів тому

    Is it logistics? I bet it's logistics.

  • @militant-otaku9795
    @militant-otaku9795 27 днів тому +1

    Vandenberg Space Force Base.

  • @sheldonlee9294
    @sheldonlee9294 24 дні тому

    The Air Force is like the FedEx of the US armed Forces

  • @kokutai3331
    @kokutai3331 23 дні тому

    Cause first place wasn’t good enough, needed to take second place as well

  • @adozub3366
    @adozub3366 25 днів тому

    I've been asking this question for century. What's the point of having a branch called 'Air Force' if all other branches have air forces, why not call the USAF something else?

  • @richtravis9562
    @richtravis9562 28 днів тому +1

    The Army has Horses.

  • @christopherbedford9897
    @christopherbedford9897 27 днів тому

    Your videos are always interesting, but in the case of this one I think the clickbaitiness of the title and thumbnail was a little worse than average for UA-cam.

  • @marsspacex6065
    @marsspacex6065 19 днів тому

    Its Vandenberg space force base.

  • @docstockandbarrel
    @docstockandbarrel 25 днів тому

    👍🏻

  • @arhysr
    @arhysr 28 днів тому

    Military horses? Like the Army has at Arlington cemeteries and the Cav Scouts have?

  • @tom-vf1xv
    @tom-vf1xv 28 днів тому +1

    so who owns the stargate?

    • @vivi_t3ch
      @vivi_t3ch 28 днів тому +4

      Well the Air force left Cheyanne Mountain, and Space Force took it over, so I would imagine Space Force.

  • @endertech4819
    @endertech4819 28 днів тому

    The army also has horses (in texas)

  • @rickdecastro4584
    @rickdecastro4584 28 днів тому

    The second largest air force in the world is the Air Force boneyard.. And the US Army still have horses...

  • @samschuster92
    @samschuster92 28 днів тому +2

    United States Air Horse

  • @user-kq4hf8se5b
    @user-kq4hf8se5b 27 днів тому +1

    I was on Bourbon Street one time after a parade. Cops on horses came down the street yelling clear the street to the crowd. One guy didn't move, he was drunk leaning on the wall. A cop and the horse literally peeled the guy off the wall when they walked by. And the guy stumbled off down the sidewalk.

  • @wizlon6757
    @wizlon6757 28 днів тому

    Or: Why all "U.S." military branches have Aircr.......

  • @Catdaddy17
    @Catdaddy17 24 дні тому

    The army still has horses. In fact on fort Sill there is a horse and a goat

  • @Melikegames3100
    @Melikegames3100 28 днів тому

    US NAVY is the fourth largest air force in the world behind China and Russia, fifth if you consider European Union as one.

  • @prosandcons-fl2cc
    @prosandcons-fl2cc 28 днів тому +2

    So many people didnt watch the video ig

  • @TheCoranub
    @TheCoranub 28 днів тому +1

    U.S. Air Horse? 🐴

  • @Benjamin-yq8yl
    @Benjamin-yq8yl 27 днів тому

    The German police also uses horses.

  • @kamilbro6106
    @kamilbro6106 28 днів тому

    AF is static air support while NAVY is dynamic air support…. Pass on the time I saved you to look outside.