Marine Corps is deploying a 1st Recon Battalion team in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The team is being extracted from the ground and lifted onto a CH-46 helicopter using the SPIE Line. This technique enables quick extraction and insertion of troops during military operations.

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Photo credit: © piemags/NBV / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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