ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) military training centers and schools in Vietnam. South Vietnamese cadets train at a simulated Vietcong village. ARVN cadets sneak up into a hootch. They attack and capture a man posing as a Vietcong. The captured Vietcong being lead away from the hootch. He attempts to escape and is fired on. The simulated dead Vietcong sprawled on the ground. (Vietnam War period).
New class of replacements go through the 3 day course at the 1st Air Cavalry Division Combat Training Center in Vietnam. Replacements inspect AH-1G helicopter parked on an airstrip in Vietnam. Views of the interior of helicopter. Soldiers watch the instrument panel of the helicopter. (Vietnam War period).
Opening slate attributes film to SEAPC and Jensen (Southeast Asia Pictorial Center/221st Signal Company based in Long Binh and Chris Jensen). U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division troops pass through jungles of A Shau Valley in Vietnam. U.S. 327th Infantry Airborne regiment, 101st Airborne Division troops climb a mountain in a dense jungle. African American soldier carrying rifle brings up the rear. At one point the soldiers have dumped their ruck sacks and left them with the remainder of the company while they went on a short patrol. The troops on patrol in the jungle. The troops walk through high bushes. The troops fire M-79 grenade launchers as part of a recon patrol. Film taken by the Southeast Asia Pictorial Center/221st Signal Company based in Long Binh. Chris Jensen.
The U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division troops pass through jungles of A Shau Valley in Vietnam U.S. 327th Infantry Airborne regiment, 101st Airborne Division troops wait at the pick up zone. Smoke grenades explode designating the troop pickup zone for pull out. A U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois helicopter approaches and lands. Soldiers embark the helicopter and the helicopter takes off. Other soldiers embark another helicopter and the helicopter takes off. Another group of soldiers arrive at the pick up position. Soldiers explode grenades designating pick up position.
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) military training centers and schools in Vietnam War. South Vietnamese soldiers train cadets at an artillery school. Cadets near a M114 155 mm howitzer. Cadets load a shell into the Howitzer. The Howitzer fired. A 105mm Howitzer camouflaged with foliage. Students load and fire the Howitzer. The instructor gives orders over the radio to fire the Howitzer.
New class of replacements go through the 3 day course at the 1st Air Cavalry Division Combat Training Center in Vietnam. Replacements watch helicopters flying. UH-1G helicopter fires rocket. AH-1G helicopter in flight and soldiers watching. Helicopter lands. (Vietnam War period).