* This Type M-65 jacket with patches is faithfully reproduced by "Buzz Rickson's", based on vintage jackets. The 1st Special Operations Squadron was established in June 1963 under Pacific Servitude. The following month, the squadron was deployed to Bien Hoa Air Force Base in South Vietnam. After flying in and out of Vietnam, the squadron moved to Nakhon Phanam Royal Thai Navy Base in Thailand in 1968, where it flew Douglas A-1 Skyraider aircraft in combat search-and-rescue missions for downed pilots. Combat search and rescue is a very dangerous mission in which the aircraft is exposed to enemy threats until a rescue helicopter arrives, The call sign "Sandy" became synonymous with the A-1\. The A-1, which dared to jump into the line of fire to rescue the victims at its own peril, was an extremely reassuring presence for pilots during the Vietnam War. The patch customization is in line with regulations for the Air Force of this era, but the patches are all theater-made, made locally. Com