Search and rescue from NKP

Icons for Jolly Green Giant and Pedro search and rescue helicopter squadrons located at Nakhon Phanom (NKP) airbase in far Northeast Thailand known for "the secret war" air operations. NKP was on the Mekong River next to Laos and only about 80 miles from North Vietnam ... about 250 from Hanoi. Because of this proximity the helicopters were on alert and could be quickly scrambled to rescue downed airmen and others in immediate need in unfriendly territory.