Couldn’t it have been a faster, longer-range fixed-wing Navy aircraft, such as a C-2 Greyhound, rather than helicopter, that transported the bullet-ridden cargo the 800-1000 miles to the USS Carl Vinson?
I’m just quoting media sources. I’ll have to redo my timeline with links. They are the ones claiming it was helicopters used for the attack, transport to Afghanistan, and then transport to Navy ship.
Good point. They landed on the Connie almost daily bringing the mail.