[ansel12]

It was initially reported that the SEALS may NOT have been on a SEAL Chinook that is totally rigged out for combat, not just troop transport, but on a NG Chinook - which would be VERY unusual for carrying SEALS - especially going into a firefight.

The "SEAL" Chinook would have also been a U.S. Army helicopter driven by Army pilots, just a more modified version, and pilots from a Army Special Operations aviation group.

[stickywillie]

someone told Rush, and he talked about it on the show, that that helicopter was used because it could get over the high mountains, and other helicopters couldn’t.