Operation Game Warden in Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. Water sprayed out of the propulsion water jets of the PBR (Patrol River Boat). Flags flying in the breeze on board the PBR. Crewman stands on board the PBR. Small radar dome in the background. Gunner stands by the gun on the bow of the boat. Two sampans move slowly in the river. PBR underway at a high speed. Vietnamese policeman stands next to M-60 Machine Gun on board the PBR. M-16 rifles secured against the bulkhead of the PBR. Coxswain at the control of the boat. Low flat terrain seen in the background. Control panel in the cabin of the boat. Gunner's hand leans against the machine gun.
Activities of the U.S. Navy Coastal Division aboard Swift Boats in Vietnam. A soldier on the Swift Boat checks the identification of personnel of fishing boats. One man picks up an M-16 Rifle. Another man looks through some papers in a plastic bag. Boat at a high speed run. Swift Boat tied up to the Mother Ship. Interior view of the quarters of a Swift Boat. Flags fly from the stern of a boat. Swift Boat moves out in the bay in background. Stern view of a LCM (Mike Boat) and Swift Boat underway. Hilly terrain seen beyond the bay. Starboard quarter view of PCF (Patrol Craft Fast) or Swift Boat docks at pier. (Vietnam War period).
Activities of the U.S. Navy Coastal Division aboard a Swift Boat in Vietnam. A Swift Boat leaves the pier. Scenes of Coastal Group 26 docking area. Boat approaches. Republic of Vietnam Navy Liaison Petty Officer walks over the pier. He boards the swift Boat. Swift Boat leaves the pier. Lieutenant Henry L Hodges helps the Petty Officer aboard. Mountain covered with trees in the background. American flag on the deck of the boat. Port quarter view of the PCF (Portal Craft Fast) or Swift Boat. Swift Boats tied up to the causeway. Sun setts over the hills. Barbed wires on the beach area. Dog approaches and walks across the beach.
Activities aboard PBRs ( Patrol Boat River ) during Operation Giant Sling Shot in Vietnam. An air boat moves back into a base camp during the evening. The air boat underway. PBRs at a pier at the base camp. Crewmen stand near the boats. Bow view of a PBR making its approach. Port bow view of the PBR moving up to a river bank. Grasslands seen alongside the riverbank. A PBR heads out for a patrol.
Activities aboard PBRs (Patrol Boat River) during Operation Giant Sling Shot in Vietnam. A crewman scrubs down the deck of a PBR. Another PBR drifts. Trees alongside a riverbank. Vietnamese on the riverbank. Tracers go through the sky during a fire fight between the PBRs and the North Vietnamese Army at night. A PBR underway at a high speed. Tracers seen in the background. (Vietnam War period).
Activities aboard PBRs (Patrol Boat River) during Operation Giant Sling Shot in Vietnam. A gunner on board a PBR dons a flak jacket (Soldier's last name is Pease, seen on jacket). Other crewmen stands behind him. A .50 caliber machine gunner at his post in a helmet and a flak jacket. Hands of the machine gunner arms his gun. The PBR in a river. Smoke rises from the river bank (Vietnam War period).
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