Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Manning, the commanding officer of Marine Composite Reconnaissance Squadron (VMCJ) 1, leaves the cockpit of his RF-4B Phantom after completing his squadron's 25,000th combat sortie during the Vietnam War. The photograph was taken by Sgt John H. Mariotti and is titled "25,000th SORTIE."

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