Front Seater, thanks for clearing that up. I have nothing but respect and admiration for "Trigger", a boss I'd be proud to serve under.
I understand all too well the position the OC found himself in, as did 'Ed' it seemed.
I'll say this though, when blokes are having to hang off the side of an Apache or wait over three hours in a minefield for a spam Dustoff. We have a serious capability gap and only a cretin would attempt to deny it.
The Wokka crews/MRT are abolutely first rate but there clearly are times when it's the wrong tool for the job.