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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 22, 1965 reads, "Air Guard in action - Dwarfed by the wing and two engines of a California Air National Guard C97 Stratocruiser, a crewman and member of the Van Nuys-based 146th Air Transport Wing watches Army National Guard troops leave his plane and head for a bivouac area in Hawaii. The Van Nuys unit's planes and crews recently airlifted hundreds of troops to the island state and other distant points as part of a practice operation called 'Golf.' As volunteers, they may join in Viet Nam airlifts."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
United States.--Air Force California.--Air National Guard Airtankers (Military science)--United States Uniforms--United States Airmen--United States Landing operations Armored troops Men--Hawaii Airports--Hawaii Hawaii Valley Times Collection photographs
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