# The United States Air Force is unconstitutional

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**Created:** [July 27, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-air-force-is-unconstitutional/947441 "2021-07-27T18:31:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-air-force-is-unconstitutional/947441/51 "2021-07-27T21:52:46Z")

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@Max_S

> [@What's the worst thing conservatives have to fear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-conservatives-have-to-fear/939345/113):
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> I would say very early operations could be covered by the necessary and proper clause as incident to the army forces. Thinks like early reconnaisance missions under direct command of army operations. But by the time the air force had its own chain of command, its own regulations, and its own line item on the federal budget, it was unconstitutional.

Sorry, missed this (although maybe it is in a different topic). So, were the bombing raids on Germany and Japan unconstitutional? Fighters to shoot down German fighters/bombers that were attacking US troops and facilities?

If not, it really sounds like you are saying that if they put “Army” back into the name, it becomes constitutional?

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