Change of command IFFV (First Field Force Vietnam)-ARTY (Artillery Men) in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Soldiers stand in formation while the leader raises flag at half past. Officers seated on chairs watch the ceremony. Officers and soldiers salute. Soldiers in line raise the flags at half mast. Officers exchange flags. Four officers march with American flag and another flag. Officer speaks on microphone with 5th Special Forces Group written on board in the background. Soldiers stand with rifles in hand (Vietnam War period).
Change of command IFFV (First Field Force Vietnam)-ARTY (Artillery Men) in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Soldiers stand in formation with flag at half past. Another troop plays a band. Officers get on raised platform and salute. Board of '5th Special Forces Group' in the background. Officer along with four soldiers carrying American flag and other flag march. Officer hand over flag to the other officer. The officer speaks on microphone. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army personnel train at the MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) Recondo School in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Rear view of a U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois (Huey) helicopter in flight overhead. A U.S. soldier rappelling down line from UH-1B, he touched down. UH-1B approaching, soldier dangling from rappelling line. Face of man talking on phone to 'copter. Three soldiers in camouflage gear in the jungle. UH- 1B approaching, close to the ground. The chopper on ground, lifts off. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army personnel train at the MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) Recondo School in Nha Trang, Vietnam. A U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois (Huey) helicopter on fly-by. U.S. soldiers prepare to enter the chopper. A soldier with an orange piece of cloth in his hands. A U.S. Army Cessna O-1E Bird Dog aircraft high above. A UH-1B flying very low over water and the jungle terrain. Soldiers climbing out of the chopper and move away. They run into the jungle. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army personnel train at the MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) Recondo School in Nha Trang, Vietnam. U.S. soldiers in the undergrowth with M-16 rifles. A soldier steps over wires leading to booby trap. Three soldiers, move cautiously in a clearing, another joins the group. Soldiers in a fire fight, small explosions in the background. Soldiers crouched in the jungle. A soldier talks over the radio. Another signals with a small hand mirror. A U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois (Huey) on a low fly over. Soldiers run out of the jungle towards the waiting helicopter, filmed from inside the helicopter as the soldiers board the helicopter quickly to avoid enemy fire. The jungle terrain as the chopper lifts off. A UH-1B low in flight. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army personnel practice a variation of the "Ausie Peeloff" (aka "center peel off", or simply, "peel off") tactical retreat technique at the MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) Recondo School in Nha Trang, Vietnam. (This type of tactic is designed for use by a small reconnaissance unit when unexpectedly encountering a larger enemy force.) A group of soldiers observes in foreground, as a squad of 6 trainees executes a peel off. In this case, the point man is seen to peel off first, followed, successively, by the other squad members. Near the end of the maneuver, one soldier throws a grenade which explodes to cover the retreat of the last squad member. (Vietnam War period).