OK, here’s a question my son raised.

Danny got the fine Marine Corps Heritage Foundation book as one of his birthday presents the other day. He has been reading it with keen attention. There is a section on the Marine air arm, with lots of pictures. They show Marine planes and helicopters. The most recent pictures show these bearing the USAF symbol, with the word “MARINES” painted alongside.

Why doesn’t the Corps have its own symbol for use on aircraft? This USAF

symbol plus “MARINES” looks kinda clunky. Shouldn’t the Corps have a logo

of its own for use on aircraft?