U.S. interwar aviation doctrine divided along service and mission lines. The Navy and Marine Corps had different carrier doctrines, while the Navy and Coast Guard developed separate approaches to long-range maritime patrol. Marine Corps aviation supported troops from shore bases. The Army Air Corps' enthusiasm for strategic bombing during the 1920s and 1930s drew criticism for its poor support of ground troops, with a similar criticism directed at the Royal Air Force.
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Interwar U.S. aviation doctrine divides by mission
The Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Army Air Corps developed different interwar priorities for carrier aviation, maritime patrol, and support of troops ashore.