Aerial View of Laotian Highland Terrain with Helicopter, Operation Tailwind Area

Aerial View of Air Strike Impacts on Jungle Ridge, Operation Tailwind Area, circa 1970

Aerial View of Ordnance Strikes on Jungle Terrain, Operation Tailwind Area, Laos, 1970 (Barry Pencek Collection)

Servicemen Gathered Informally at Base Compound, Barry Pencek Collection

MACV-SOG Recon Soldier with Python, Operation Tailwind Collection (Barry Pencek)

Serviceman Holding Python Outside "Anderson Hall," Barry Pencek Collection

Serviceman Holding Python with Vietnamese Troops and U.S. NCO Looking On, Barry Pencek Collection

AH-1 Cobra Gunships on Flight Line with Personnel, Barry Pencek Collection

USAF Cessna O-2 Skymaster (11069) Taxiing at Vietnam War-Era Airbase

OV-10 Bronco Forward Air Control Aircraft on Grass Airstrip, Southeast Asia, Vietnam War Era

Cobra Gunship Pilot Beside AH-1 Attack Helicopter, 'VT 25,' Vietnam War (Operation Tailwind Collection)

Helicopter Landing Zone During Operation Tailwind, Laos, 1970

AH-1 Cobra and UH-1 Huey Helicopters Over Laotian Highlands, Operation Tailwind (Barry Pencek Collection)

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion Helicopter Taxiing, Barry Pencek Collection

Two Servicemen at Base Camp, One Bandaged, Barry Pencek Collection

Aerial View of River Valley with Helicopters in Flight, Barry Pencek Collection

Helicopter Formation Over River Valley, Southeast Asia Highlands

Helicopter Formation in Flight at Dawn or Dusk, Barry Pencek Collection

Helicopter Formation Over Water at Dusk, Vietnam War Era

Wreckage of Destroyed Helicopter, Operation Tailwind Aftermath

Burned Aircraft Wreckage on Airfield Perimeter, Vietnam War, Barry Pencek Collection

Aircrewman in Survival Vest Beside Tactical Aircraft Marked 'VT10', Vietnam War Era

Portrait of Aircrew Member in Flight Suit and Parachute Harness (Identified as 'Sexton')

AH-1 Cobra Gunships Lined Up on Flight Line with Ground Crew, Barry Pencek Collection