Who was the brainiac officer who put such a large group of elite troops on one helicopter?
Shades of the Carter Iran rescue fiasco.
I thought SEALs traveled in smaller units to avoid this very scenario?
No kidding! Damn...too many eggs in one basket!
this is not unusual to have that many men on one aircraft, you can fit 50 Marines on a CH-53
Shades of the Carter Iran rescue fiasco.
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Shades of Uriah the Hittite.
Exactly my thoughts...the Chinook is a flying coffin and it should only transport large number of troops around safe areas or behind enemy lines, for a mission like this they should’ve been transported in smaller units. Someone dropped the ball on this.