Marine helicopter Group 161, represented in the image, is seen taking off after delivering troops from 1st Battalion, 9th Marines as part of Operation Scotland II. The operation took place in the DMZ, South Vietnam, on September 20, 1968. The photo was captured by Baker, a photographer with the Defense Department, specifically the Marine Corps. The image is a 35mm negative identified as 3M-20--1507-68.

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