The Don Englebreston Collection
SOG Team Member Aboard Helicopter Prior to Insertion, Operation Tailwind (Gene McCarley Collection)
A member of a covert reconnaissance team sits at the open ramp of a helicopter, moments before insertion into hostile territory. This photograph, from the Gene McCarley Collection, documents Operation Tailwind, the September 1970 MACV-SOG raid into Laos that McCarley led as ground force commander. Project: 219456