101st conducts an Air Assault in Afghanistan.

Is it me or does it seem as if our heavy lift helicopters (CH-53 and CH-47) appear to becoming the true jack-of-all trades?  The medium lift helicopter while still valuable, just doesn't seem to have the utility of the larger types.  Perhaps a truncated buy of MV-22's and an enlarged buy of CH-53K's wouldn't be such a bad idea...especially since the K is being touted as being capable of operating in contested air space.

Oh and back to the 101st and the US Army.  CH-47's operating in the Air Assault role?  Maybe they need to rebalance the force as well.  More troops on the ground in fewer lifts?  Sounds like a plan to me.