Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Buice, left, a former A-1 Skyraider pilot, and Phillip Jennings, right, a retired Air America pilot, reconnect before attending a delivery ceremony held for the arrival of Air Force Special Operations Command’s first missionized OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 3, 2025. Jennings rescued Buice after he ejected from an A-1 Skyraider in July 1968, after taking enemy fire in northern Laos, near the Vietnam border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli)
| Date Taken: | 04.03.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.08.2025 10:40 |
| Photo ID: | 8959748 |
| VIRIN: | 250403-F-LD209-1359 |
| Resolution: | 7085x4723 |
| Size: | 9.23 MB |
| Location: | HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 65 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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