CIC (Combat Information Center) aboard the USS Providence (CLG-6) underway in the South China Sea off South Vietnam. An operator turns a knob on an MK 1 Able computer in CIC aboard the USS Providence. The computer operator wearing phones as he stands over the MK 1 Able computer. A plotting room officer over a phone writes on a clipboard. View at a section of a computer and target of striker range gauge. The operator turns a knob on the computer. Gauges on the computer. The MK 1 Able computer. The operator moves triggers to fire the guns. The salvo operator's hands on two triggers. The operator stands in front of a large control panel and turns on several switches. Top surface of the MK 1 Able computer with operators turning knobs on the top of the computer. Two men in background also turn knobs on far end of the computer. (Vietnam War period).
USS Providence (CLG-6) underway in the South China Sea off South Vietnam. A stern view of the USS Haleakala (AE-25) being approached by the USS Providence. A port quarter view of the USS Providence firing at shore targets off Vietnam. A mountainous coastline in far background. A forward battery fires at the port. A boat approaches towards the ship.
River and port facilities being developed in South Vietnam. Small buildings along the port. View of "Newport," built upriver from Saigon, by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Views of 6oo foot permanent piers, with numerous vessels tied up in the port. A tractor emerges from USS Plumas County (LST-1083), Vietnamese workers prefabricating panels and trusses, at the Cameron Bay Engineer Site. A SeaLand Container ship at the new port, offloading containers on to 35-foot semi trailors. A Vietnamese dock worker secures a container onto a trailor and it drives away. Cargo ships unloading Conex Containers, which are moved by a forklift, on the dock.. Conex containers being used as quarters, dispensaries, offices, supply rooms, etc. (Vietnam War period).
Quaker-sponsored American pacifists sail from Misaki, Japan to bring medical supplies to North Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Yacht "Phoenix of Hiroshima" at a dock in a Japanese harbor, before starting the first of its three trips bringing aid to both North and South Vietnam. Seven American pacifists from "A Quaker Action Group" (AQAG) set sail in the "Phoenix of Hiroshima" bound for the North Vietnamese port of Haiphong, on the group's first of three voyages. A flag flies from the yacht. Views of some of the participants on the boat including Phil Drath, Betty Boardman, Dr. and Mrs. Earle Reynolds, and Bob Eaton. People on the dock wave as the yacht leaves the harbor heading to Vietnam.
President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson visits Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during Vietnam War. United States Air Force aircraft VC-137B taxis. President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson and U.S. General William Wallace Momyer alighting from VC-137B aircraft. They take places on platform and salute. William C. Westmoreland,General William Wallace Momyer,U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam Ellsworth Bunker,Deputy commander of Military Assistance Command in Vietnam Creighton Williams Abrams Jr,Vice President of Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky present on platform. Lyndon Baines Johnson and American General William C. Westmoreland return to platform. Officials stand during the playing of national anthem. Lyndon Baines Johnson and American General William C. Westmoreland leave platform. Lyndon Baines Johnson pins medals on several servicemen.
President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson visits Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Military Police and Security Police form a cordon taking one arm's distance and salute. Insignia of the U.S. Air Force 12th Tactical Fighter Wing. Aircraft ramp reads 'Welcome to Cam Ranh Bay'. Ramp being pushed out to the United States Air Force aircraft VC-137B. President Johnson wearing tan gabardine zipper jacket bearing the gold seal of the President and General William Wallace Momyer alighting. The President Shakes hands with the Vice President of Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky, U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam Ellsworth Bunker and General William C. Westmoreland. He talks to William C. Westmoreland. The President and Nguyen Cao Ky leave the air base in a car.