This was the last straw, a water buffalo slung in using the McGuire rigs. Our illustrious LTC Moore might have known all about armored cav but he didn't know squat about our mission or how best to accomplish it. The nylon ropes were so stretched out, they were unsafe for men and had to be replaced with new ones. Joe Alderman was the first to bring up that fact and headed up the effort to immediately replace them with new ones. This while we still had teams on the ground.