Aerial view of United States army port facilities at Saigon River in South Vietnam. Ships harbored at dockyard. Road leads from Saigon to Bien Hoa Air Base. View of an airstrip. Aerial view of Bien Hoa Air Base with clouds in the foreground. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army 65-foot Tugboat (ST- 2108) of 1098th Medium Boat company, 159th Transportation Battalion, Quinon, Vietnam, approaches a barge. A crewman at the bow of the tug boat attaches a hawser line from the tug to the barge. Views of the wheel house with Sergeant Markland (Captain and Tugmaster) at the helm. (His sleeves are rolled up hiding his full set of stripes. His rank is at least Staff Sergeant.) Views from the wheel house of the tug navigating the harbor with the barge. Close-up of Sergeant Markland. Views of the tug maneuvering the barge to the destination pier. The barge has "U.S. Army Barge BC-6103" stenciled on its hull. A full view of the Tug heading back out into the harbor. Another tug in the background. (Vietnam War period).
An Army tug boat pulls up to a dock in Vietnam. A crew man on the tug boat throws a mooring line to crew on the dock. The tug boat is moored to the dock. View of the wheel house. The captain at the helm. The tug boat captain turns the helm wheel while docking. (Vietnam War period).
Aircraft land at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Camouflaged Douglas C-47 Skytrain military transport taxis and makes take off run. Cessna O-1E lands. Camouflaged USAF C-130E lands. VNAF F-5A lands. North American Jet Fighter aircraft F-100Ds makes take off runs. U.S. army U-8D lands. North American Jet Fighter aircraft F-100Ds land. View of USAF C-7A landing. USAF DC-130A lands. (Vietnam War period).
Routine activities of United States Air Force Colonel Richard C Catledge, Commander of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa Air Base in the Republic of Vietnam. Richard C Catledge speaks that he won the first Air Force Diving Championship. View of Colonel Catledge diving into swimming pool at the Officers' Club. He swims and comes out from swimming pool. (Vietnam War period).
United States Air Force Colonel Richard C Catledge visits the alert facility at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. F-100 parked on the ground at Air Base. Colonel Catledge walks past camouflaged F-100D. He salutes a security guard and enters ready room. Sign of 'F-100 Alert Facility Air Crew'. Colonel Catledge enters into the ready room and talks with pilots of 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing. Colonel Catledge seated at desk speaks. A pilot writes down on notepad and another pilot reads newspaper. (Vietnam War period).