(09-30-2017 10:52 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(09-30-2017 10:16 AM)Ohio Poly Wrote:  

(09-30-2017 07:08 AM)swagsurfer11 Wrote:  There are these things called helicopters that can get into the remote areas. They've been around for a while. This is a completely unique situation, no one has faced this before.

We were able to get plenty of them into Vietnam, halfway around the world, 50 years ago. But Trump's military can't figure it out? Hint: aircraft carriers

Not in a week, we didn't. And as of the latest I can find, we currently have one carrier import in Norfolk and one other underway in the Atlantic. And each carrier embarks 10 helos. We also appear to have three LHAs/LHDs import Norfolk, but status as far as readiness for sea is undetermined. They carry more helos, so we could probably get around 100 combined on scene in a week or two. Not a huge impact.

So nice try, but no.

Nice try, but no.

Operation Uphold Democracy, 1994 landings in Haiti. Loading began 10 September. Carriers America and Eisenhower departed Norfolk 14 September. Troops landed 19 September.

It's absolutely possible with competent leadership: