The Don Englebreston Collection

CH-53 Sea Stallion Hovering Over Equipment Staging Area, Operation Tailwind

CH-53 Sea Stallion Hovering Over Equipment Staging Area, Operation Tailwind

A CH-53 Sea Stallion hovers over a staging area of captured and salvaged equipment during Operation Tailwind, the September 1970 MACV-SOG raid into Laos. Marine heavy-lift helicopters provided critical logistics support for the operation, extracting personnel, equipment, and intelligence materials from deep within hostile territory. Project: 219519