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The AF has their own procurement system. They used the M16 rifle before it had been authorized elsewhere. The AF also bought a lot of International Harvester stuff, particularly buses and vehicles used on base.
PS I don't think the AF ever used any M715s. (How many guys just jumped out of...
A lot of very good back-and-forth and a lot of good points, but you should put all this into perspective.
The old M37 series was really long-in-the-tooth in the late '50s and early '60 and the govt went to Jeep for a version of the Gladiator pickup and they gave them the M715 series...