This page from a published history of MACV-SOG identifies the members of Recon Team Illinois (TF2AE), the Hatchet Force team that carried out Operation Tailwind on September 11, 1970, and summarizes the operation's objective of relieving pressure on a CIA-supported base in Laos's Plain of Jars. Team member Gary Rose was later awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during this mission. Preserved in the Gene McCarley Collection. Project: 219472