I'm not diverting the conversation - the thread is about the dam and the efforts to save it which were achieved in part by the use of a Chinook.
Some have had their nose put out of joint because the work wasn't given to a civilian operator who could allegedly do it better/faster/cheaper. Whether or not any of those things are true, the fact it is was done the way it was because the emergency services wanted quick response and they got it - job done, move on.
All this 'I could have done it so much better in my Squirrel' is utter conjecture and pretty damn pointless.