This family photo album page documents Lt. Col. Melvin G. Swanson's service with the 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, during 1970. The newspaper clipping records his receipt of the Distinguished Flying Cross, while the accompanying snapshots capture the everyday life of an Air Commando officer — from rescue-marked aircraft to informal moments with fellow airmen at NKP, one of the busiest special operations and combat rescue hubs of the Vietnam War. Project: 219144