An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. A USAF officer speaks. A Pan American aircraft at the Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Than Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Phường 2, Tân Bình, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam) near Saigon in Vietnam. Civilians and U.S. Air Force personnel disembark the plane. A lady airline attendant stands by the air stair. Airmen standing near the plane take notes. Airplanes parked on the runway. An explosion in the background. U.S. airmen direct the new arrivals. Airmen and officers walk out of the Airport and line up at the entrance. A sign reads 'Saigon Tan Son Nhut'. (Vietnam War period).
View from the top of an armored train as it leaves the Saigon railroad yard and passes through city of Saigon in Vietnam. The train takes a halt at a railway station. Armed ARVN ( Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers guard the station. Vietnamese civilians at the station. Train crosses the Saigon River railroad bridge. Vehicular traffic on roads running alongside tracks. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese brakeman waves flag standing at the rear of a locomotive engine at the Saigon depot in Saigon, Vietnam. The engine is hooked up to boxcars. An American adviser inspects the armored railroad car. ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldier speaks over radio atop the armored car. The American advisor looks out of the train at railroad yard. ARVN soldiers board the armored car. (Vietnam War period).
Places of interest in Saigon, Vietnam. Monkey on tree. Lotus flowers in a pond. A man poses for a picture. Buildings including the Presidential Palace (Independence Palace, Ben Thanh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and trees. Traffic includes cyclists, rickshaws, and pedestrians. The Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon (01 Công xã Paris, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 70000, Vietnam). A man poses near the white Virgin Mary statue outside the church. (The statue no longer stands at that location.)
Hotels in Saigon, Vietnam within District 1. Cars and pedestrians on the road outside the Continental Palace Hotel (132 - 134 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Vietnam). American tourists, Waiters, and housekeepers inside the hotel. Americans dine at the hotel. A Vietnamese policeman directs traffic outside the Carravelle Hotel (19-23 Lam Son Square, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam). Wide and close views of Carravelle Hotel.
United States jet plane blast the Port of Campha in North Vietnam. Bombing and explosions on ground as seen from aerial point of view of American aircraft bombing targets. Marines sweep across the central highland jungles, routing out any Vietcong guerrillas attempting a buildup to cut Vietnam in half. Helicopters bring in more soldiers. Interior view of soldiers in helicopter and machine gun while landing. Soldiers jump from helicopter to landing zone. Soldiers move into jungle area and ignite a blast at a suspected Vietcong tunnel entrance. (Vietnam War period).