Airmobile units in MC

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In response to the original question if this was in any way doctrinal, absolutely not. Infantry is at their most vulnerable when mounted on helicopters. Infantrymen the world over tend to view the helicopter as merely a means of transportation to get them to fight. US AASLT or air mobile (old Vietnam era term) operations doctrine is very clear that the ground plan will drive the air movement plan. In other words, the driving force of these elements is what they are going to do on the ground, not in flying around.