A camouflaged North Vietnamese Army field structure, thatched with palm fronds to escape aerial detection, stands deep in the jungles of Laos along the Ho Chi Minh Trail network. A U.S. reconnaissance team member, equipped for a covert cross-border mission, pauses beside the position. Photographs like this document the hidden logistics and communications infrastructure that MACV-SOG teams sought to locate and disrupt during operations such as the 1970 raid known as Operation Tailwind. Project: 219490