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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, left, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Conley, right, commander of 1st Special Operations Wing, stand at attention during the Operation Eagle Claw 40th Anniversary Wreath Presentation at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 24, 2020. Operation Eagle Claw was an attempted rescue mission to free 53 diplomats held captive at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, April 24, 1980. On, April 25, 1980, the joint mission attempt ended when five Air Commandos and three Marines lost their lives in an aircraft accident. The lessons learned led to the creation of U.S. Special Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hailey M. Ziegler)
The wreath honors U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard L. Bakke, Maj. Harold L. Lewis Jr., Tech. Sgt. Joel C. Mayo, Maj. Lyn D. McIntosh and Capt. Charles T. McMillan II, all from the 8th Special Operations Squadron, as well as Marine Sgt. John D. Harvey, Cpl. George N. Holmes Jr. and Staff Sgt. Dewey L. Johnson.
| Date Taken: | 04.24.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 04.24.2020 18:19 |
| Photo ID: | 6187226 |
| VIRIN: | 200424-F-FJ003-1016 |
| Resolution: | 6388x5033 |
| Size: | 22.98 MB |
| Location: | HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, US |
| Hometown: | FAIRLESS HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
| Hometown: | GENEVA, NEW YORK, US |
| Hometown: | HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, US |
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