It was always built to work with foreign support and civilian contractors.

They did "mission once". Their Commandos and combat pilots were actually pretty good.

An example of the Commandos and pilots working together in an impressive fashion: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-39204400 (they then cleared the hospital complex from suicide terrorists dressed as soldiers and medical personnel, an extremely grueling work among dead and injured people everywhere and hostages as human shields).

It was always built to work with foreign support and civilian contractors.

They did "mission once". Their Commandos and combat pilots were actually pretty good.

An example of the Commandos and pilots working together in an impressive fashion: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-39204400 (they then cleared the hospital complex from suicide terrorists dressed as soldiers and medical personnel).