Navy and Marine personnel are seen assisting the debarking of 3,000 Vietnamese from the USS HANCOCK (LPH) at the Naval Base, Subic Bay. This marked the conclusion of Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation exercises conducted on May 3, 1975, as part of military activities during the Vietnam War. The photo was taken by GySgt. Shearer and is from the Defense Department (Marine Corps) archive.

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