The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: Tailwind Master pics
American servicemen identified as Bustamante, Picone, and Howard gather informally outside barracks at a forward base during the Vietnam War. Their tiger-stripe fatigues and the improvised camp architecture around them reflect the unconventional world of SOG operations along the Laos-Cambodia border, preserving the everyday camaraderie behind Operation Tailwind's covert missions.
Two U.S. Army Sergeants in Barracks/Day Room, Identified as Sgt. Edmunds and Sgt. Groah
Douglas A-1 Skyraider in Flight Over Coastline, Armed Configuration
CH-53 Helicopter Extraction Under Fire — Operation Tailwind, September 1970
Servicemen Gathered Outside Barracks, Operation Tailwind Personnel — Bustamante, Picone, Howard
U.S. Army Sergeant, Close-Up Candid Portrait at Informal Gathering
Servicemen Sharing a Meal at Forward Base Camp, Operation Tailwind Collection ('Howard, Spalding, Campbell')
Group of Servicemen at Vietnam-Era Base Camp, Operation Tailwind Collection
Sergeant at Club Gathering, Candid Portrait, Operation Tailwind-Associated SOG Collection
Unidentified U.S. Army Sergeant in Candid Conversation, Vietnam War Era
Portrait of Pilot Sexton, Operation Tailwind Collection
