It's an ols story that's been repeated ever since the AF split off from the Army. If it flies, they think it should be theirs. Or, rather, they think the money and people for it should be theirs to siphon off as they deem necessary.
As an Army Aviator, I have studied the historical struggle between the Army and the Air Force over missions and platforms. As an advisor to an army with a young and growing aviation arm, it's been fascinating to see the exact same battles being fought between the host country's army and air forces for the exact same basic reason: lack of customer support for the ground commander.
I always enjoy reading this one:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...896639,00.html