The Don Englebreston Collection
MACV-SOG Recon Team Member in the Field, Operation Tailwind Era, Gene McCarley Collection
A MACV-SOG reconnaissance team member stands ready in a jungle clearing, his unmarked fatigues, CAR-15 carbine, and grenade-laden harness typical of the small teams who conducted covert operations across the Laotian and Cambodian borders. This image, from the Gene McCarley Collection, documents the era of Operation Tailwind, a 1970 cross-border raid into Laos led by SOG forces. Project: 219454