All this bandying of words about whether an aircraft is exerting air, land or sea-power is pure casuistry. There is only one central fact: the sea covers about two-thirds the Earth's surface; land provides about one third. But the air covers the whole bloody lot. I did not notice any significant difference between operating against ships and land targets as a FR pilot. Nor, presumably, did 617 and 9 when they sank the Tirpitz. Coastal Command sank more U-boats in WW2 than the RN. So lets put the whole lot in light blue uniform, if we have to fiddle with the organisation. One thing can be guaranteed; no money will be saved and operational effectiveness will be reduced.