Maintenance crew for HMH-463 painting CH-53 helicopters on the USS Hancock with low infrared reflectant paint before participating in Operation Frequent Wind. The operation, which took place on April 28, 1975, consisted of the evacuation of Phnom Penh and Saigon during the Vietnam War. Photo taken by GySgt. Shearer, credited to the Defense Department.

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