A group of UH-34 helicopters from Marine Aircraft Group (MAG)-16 carrying a battalion of ground Marines during Operation Starlite on August 18, 1965 in Vietnam. This operation, known as the most successful American victory against the Viet Cong at that time, aimed to cut off the Van Tuong Peninsula. Defense Department photo by SSgt. R. Savatt.

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