Aerial view of an LKA (Amphibious cargo Ship) with barge at her starboard side, in extremely calm waters of Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Several fast-moving 15 foot Boston Whaler (Skimmer) boats are seen crossing the bay. (Note: Such boats were assigned to Inshore Undersea Warfare Group One, Western Pacific Detachment, AKA, IUWG-1 WESTPAC DET. The first 4 Skimmers arrived in country on January 3, 1967 and were assigned to Unit 2 at Cam Ranh Bay. Reportedly, the one seen armed with the M60 machine gun, is boat # 72.) Aerial views of the coastline, with shoals, are seen, and a freighter anchored in the bay, surrounded by barges. On a promontory overlooking the bay, are seen buildings and a lookout and searchlight tower, that are part of the Harbor Entrance Control Post (HECP).
Contract airlines supplementing the armed forces in airlifting cargo at Cam Ranh bay airbase in Vietnam. Pan American Boeing 707 taxiing on the runway. Close-up of the Pan Am insignia on the tail section of the airplane. Mountains in the background. World Airlines Boeing 707-320C taxiing out to runway and in flight.
Activities of people at Tan Son Nhut in Vietnam. Vietnamese people enter and exit Tan Son Nhut main gate at dawn. Vehicular traffic passes on the street.
Facilities of the 6th convalescent center in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Interior of a library. A patient looks through books on shelves. He selects a book and reads. Other patients seated in chairs reading books at the library. Some patients listen to stereo tapes or music using headphones and reel to reel tape players.
U.S. tanks, APCs and troops downhill from a vegetation clearing operation in Bein Hoa. Bulldozers and Rome plows removing vegetation. Work performed by the U.S. Army 27th Land Clearing Team of the 168th Engr. Bn, supporting the 2nd Bde, 1st Inf Div. (Vietnam War period).
Sign outside a building reads "Briefing Room". Officers of the American 82D Aviation Company enter the briefing room. Briefing session. UH-1D helicopters land on airfield. 173D Airborne brigade troops rush off from the helicopters and take cover in woods. (Vietnam War period).
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