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🇺🇸 CH-47 Chinook: Turning a Helicopter Into a Sea-Level Insertion Platform A CH-47 Chinook hovers just inches above the water, barely touching the surface, while a small boat approaches and moves directly inside its rear ramp. This gives Special Operations Forces a unique capability. The Chinook can transport operators... and their equipment over water, insert them directly from the sea, and later conduct extraction or rescue using the same method. It effectively allows the Chinook to act like a flying launch and recovery platform, giving special forces a fast way to enter or exit areas where conventional boats or helicopters may be too exposed. That low-level water insertion capability can be especially valuable for maritime special operations, surprise raids and rapid extraction.show more

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