View of three different types of recoilless rifle shells at a sandbagged emplacement in Ankhe South Vietnam. One of the shells reads '90M COMP B CART ME XM591'. U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry Division soldier loads a shell into a recoilless weapon mounted on the shoulders of another soldier. The armed soldier looks through the scope of the launcher. (Vietnam War period).
A U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division soldier equipped with an E63 (XM-2) personnel detector manpack. The E63 intake tube is mounted to the barrel of his M-16 rifle and a signal cord runs from the backpack to a speaker under his helmet. The soldier advances slowly through an area of heavy brush, during training in Ankhe, South Vietnam. Another soldier moves in the background. (Vietnam War period).
A U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry Division soldier equipped with an E63 personnel detector manpack, advances through a jungle area during training in Ankhe, South Vietnam. He signals to his buddy, that his E63 is malfunctioning. He assumes an alert defensive posture, as his buddy opens the manpack and checks its internal components. Interior view of the E63 shows air transport fan and chemicals. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division soldiers on a field watch as other soldiers rappel from helicopters during a training exercise in Ankhe, South Vietnam. Soldier unfastens safety harness. Troops rappel from a hovering helicopter, one after the other. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. trucks carrying 1st Air Cavalry Division troops drive off a camp area at Ankhe in South Vietnam. A soldier seated on a tree stump opens a can of C-rations. (Vietnam War period).
CH-47 helicopters of the U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division lands on a field at Ankhe in South Vietnam. Aerial views shows helicopters parked on field, military tents and emplacements.
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