How long does it take to break down and load a CH-53E onto a C-5 or C-17, fly it to theater, reassemble it and conduct a PMCF before it can be used tactically?
My question:
". . . but when will it carry a squad of Marines from Kandahar into [the] mountains that border Pakistan?"
Your answer:
"How long does it take to break down and load a CH-53E onto a C-5 or C-17, fly it to theater, reassemble it and conduct a PMCF before it can be used tactically?"
I'll take that as an, "I don't know."