U.S. Marines in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanon Crisis. Several U.S. Navy ships at a pier in Beirut port. Marine equipment at a dock. Jeeps parked at the dock. A few Marine mechanics working at jeep transmission. The Marines standing in rows on the dock. An officer briefing the Marines. Other officers standing beside them. A Marine among the equipment at the dock
United States Air Force military transport aircraft land at the Beirut airport in Lebanon. Army Airlift arrives in Beirut. The airport building in the background. C-124 Globemasters, C-119 Flying Boxcars and low slung C-130 Hercules transport aircraft land at the airport. United States soldiers of 1st Airborne Battle Group, 187th Infantry and 24th Infantry Division disembark. Trucks, jeeps and supplies are off-loaded. Men walk on the field with their belongings. 'United States Air Force' written on the aircraft.
Unites States forces in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese crisis. A Lebanese soldier on guard at Beirut International Airport. Soldier on guard as a car drives past in the background. The airport administration building and control tower. Sign on the airport main terminal building reads 'Beirut International Airport'.
Army airlift arrives in Beirut, Lebanon. United States Air Force military transport aircraft land at the Beirut airport. The airport building in the background. C-124 Globemasters, C-119 Flying Boxcars and low slung C-130 Hercules transport aircraft land at the airport. ' United States Air Force' written on the aircraft. Houses on the mountains in far background.
Opening scene shows an honor guard of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) soldiers lined up in formation in front of the Beirut airport terminal building. As an officer steps away from them, the troops render salutes while right-shouldering arms. The officer walks toward several civilians and an American officer who salutes. Next, a U.S. Major General greets Lebanese army officers. The LAF soldiers march away shouldering their rifles. Several U.S. soldiers are seen boarding a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport aircraft by way of a side door and drop-down stairs. One of them carries a large box. A United Nations DC-3 aircraft is seen taxiing out rapidly for takeoff. It displays the letters "U.N.R.W.A." on its rear fuselage and the logo of The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East on its tail.
United States attack aircraft A4C Skyhawk in flight over Beirut Harbor in Lebanon. A pilot seated in the cockpit. Aerial view of the buildings and the Beirut Harbor. Ships in water near the Beirut Harbor.