Palace Dog

The Geneva Accords of 1962 had established the neutrality of Laos; the United States and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam were both signatories.

This effort, which increased to six sergeants, ran from 1963 until 1966, when General William Momyer terminated it on the grounds that non-rated men were not qualified for the task, despite their having done so quite successfully for three years.

Project 404 was the program that supplied the support personnel for the fighter pilots who flew under the Raven call sign.

Specialties assigned were Air Operations Commander, Line Chief, and Medical and Communications Specialists.

Four Air Operations Centers were established, one at each of the RLAF's airfields, which in turn were located one in each military region of Laos.

This latter location supported the Hmong forces of General Vang Pao which would grow into the largest covert operation in history.

Even though the T-28 Trojan trainers used as strike aircraft by the RLAF were low-tech, they still required engine, airframe, and avionics maintenance, as well as ordnance support.