"Marines of the Armory Department of Squadron HMH-463 work on a .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a CH-53 helicopter onboard the USS Hancock. The preparation is for the flight into Saigon as part of Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of civilians during the Vietnam War."

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