United States Army's Major General John Norton disembarks from an army UH-1D helicopter at the An Khe Air Base in Vietnam. He stands beside the helicopter and talks. He explains the importance of the Forward Air Controller and Artillery observers during the air-support operations. Another U-1D on ground in the background with U.S. troops aboard it. (Vietnam War period).
Voice of U.S. Major General John Norton in the background mentions that 'Close air support operations of the U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division have been highly effective'. Sign board on gate reads, 'Welcome to An khe Army Airfield-Home of 1st cavalry Division'. Jeep arrives and stops near a sign board that reads, 'Welcome to Camp Rad Cliff'. Two United States Air Force (USAF) captains disembark from the jeep and shake hands with another U.S. officer. The captains get in the jeep and drive off the airfield. A troop transport plane and several army vehicles can be seen. (Vietnam War period).
A Forward Air Controller (FAC) helps a United States Air Force pilot don a flight suit at the An Khe Air Base in Vietnam. Pilot checks map and enters the cockpit of O-1E aircraft. O-1E taxis down flight line and then parks under directions of the FAC. (Vietnam War period).
United States Army's Major General John Norton stands beside an army UH-1D helicopter at the An Khe Air Base in Vietnam. He speaks on the success off their air strikes missions and says that they have demonstrated a successful use of close air support by deployment of various aircraft in Vietnam. Another UH-1D on ground in the background with U.S. troops aboard it. (Vietnam War period).
The eve of launching Destroyer Escort, USS Currier (DE-700), at Bay City in Michigan, USA. View of the Defoe Shipbuilding shipyard. A ship upside down showing rolls. Men knock out support beams of USS Currier. Men work on ship. Men work on propellers of ship. Rope is cut. USS Currier slides down ways. Mrs Betty Baker Currier christens ship. Views of another ship hull upside down, under construction. Spectators watch the ship as it is moved upright by a giant crane and hook assembly. Spectators watch ship righted. Men work on this next ship in queue.
DesRon 2 ASW (anti-submarine warfare) "hunter killer" exercises of the USS Wallace L Lind (DD-703) and USS Charles P Cecil, (DD-835) underway in Guantanamo Bay. SH-3A helicopters in flight above water. Helicopter dips sonar in water. An S-2E Med Evac is seen in flight, flying toward signal flare in the water with its mad boom extended.
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