Caption: "Marines prepare CH-53 helicopters for evacuation exercises as part of Operation Frequent Wind (1975). The photograph shows Marines from the maintenance section of Squadron HMH-463, aboard the USS HANCOCK. They work tirelessly to mount flares (ALE-29) on the helicopters before the flight into Phnom Penh and Saigon. Photo taken on April 9, 1975, by Gysgt. D. Shearer. Defense Department photo (Marine Corps). ECC A150990 127 GVB-279."

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Size: 3328px × 2090px
Photo credit: © piemags/NBV / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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