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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)