The U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division troops patrol in jungles of A Shau Valley, Vietnam during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord of Vietnam War. Troops patrol in jungle. A radio operator talks over a field telephone. Troops at night take defensive positions in the jungle. A troop treats another injured troop. Troops move through high grass and jungle hills in search of enemy positions.
116 Task Force of the United States Navy (USN) Light Attack Squadron FOUR (VAL-4),the Black Ponies on a mission in Vietnam during Vietnam War. Ground crewman signals pilot in the cockpit of United States Marine Corps (USMC) OV-10A aircraft to start engines. OV-10A taxis out of revetment onto runway. Trees in the far background. OV-10A taxis and takes off. Black Pony emblem on tail of aircraft in flight.
116 Task Force of the United States Navy (USN) Light Attack Squadron FOUR (VAL-4),the Black Ponies on a mission in Vietnam during Vietnam War. United States Marine Corps (USMC) OV-10A aircraft lands and taxis on the runway. Ground crewman signals the landing of aircraft. Pilots return from mission. They disembark from OV-10A aircraft. Pilots walk towards the hangar. Trailer parked on the airfield.
116 Task Force of the United States Navy (USN) Light Attack Squadron FOUR (VAL-4),the Black Ponies on a mission in Vietnam during Vietnam War. United States Marine Corps (USMC) OV-10A aircraft taxis on the runway. Aircraft fly in formation over the wooded terrain.
116 Task Force of the United States Navy (USN) Light Attack Squadron FOUR (VAL-4),the Black Ponies on a mission in Vietnam during Vietnam War. Interior of the hangar at the airfield. Maintenance crew repairs United States Marine Corps (USMC) OV-10A aircraft. Trailer parked in the background. Nose section of the aircraft parked at hangar.
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) military training centers and schools in Vietnam. ARVN students gathering at the practice exercise area. South Vietnamese officers orient cadets seated on the ground. Cadets attacking simulated Vietcong village. Cadets with guns in a field. They advance under enemy fire and take cover. A military jeep on the road. Soldiers running in the field and across the road. Cadets lined up before the officers. Two officers seated at a table under a cloth roof. A cadets salutes and moves on. A cadet searches another cadet posing as a captured Vietcong stretched out on ground. (Vietnam War period).