[2banana]

To secure two down helicopters...

Why wouldn’t this be an air assault mission instead of a 160 mile trek through Indian territory?

[Zhang Fei]

[To secure two down helicopters...

Why wouldn’t this be an air assault mission instead of a 160 mile trek through Indian territory?]

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Because of all the RPG’s waiting for the choppers at all likely LZ’s? This was obviously an ambush setup, but they couldn’t just leave the men at the downed choppers hanging. So they edged forward in MRAP’s, with air cover helping to keep Taliban heads down.