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by sopooneo 3927 days ago
One question, in case anyone here knows: if the "1948 'Key West Agreement' (PDF) that put jet fixed-wing aircraft purely in the domain of the Air Force" is a thing, then how come the Navy runs the Blue Angels? https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/
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It's mainly a poor summary of those agreements, of which the Key West Agreement was only the first. A better way to put it would be that the Army is not allowed to have fixed-wing aircraft, and the Air Force is not allowed to have helicopters. The Navy is just restricted to air operations that support a naval campaign.
The Air Force also has helicopters.
You seem to be correct -- Wikipedia says the USAF has about 200 helicopters for search and rescue and "utility".

Presumably an exception to the rule.