The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanon Crisis. A U.S. Army helicopter carrying a crate in a low flight over a hilly area. The helicopter positions, drops the crate in the area and lifts off. U.S. Army Chaplain Corps soldiers crowding around the crate. Several soldiers carrying ammunition boxes walk in the area. A stack of the ammunition boxes. The soldiers carrying the boxes move in a line among the bushes.
A U.S. Army helicopter in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanon Crisis. A U.S. Army Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw helicopter hovering over an airfield. Two airmen on the airfield. The helicopter above a load of ammunition. An airman hooks the load of ammunition on a pallet to the underside of the helicopter. The helicopter lifts and the pallet from the base of the ammunition load comes loose. The helicopter comes down, the airman hooks the load again and signals to the pilot.
A U.S. Army helicopter in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanon Crisis. A U.S. Army Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw helicopter hovering low on an airfield. 'US Army 64337' written on the helicopter. A ground man hooks a pallet of supplies underneath the helicopter. The helicopter lifts off with the supplies. The helicopter flying away from the airfield. Hills and mountains in the background. The ground man showing arm and hand signals standing on the airfield.
Army airlift arrives in Beirut, Lebanon. United States Air Force military transport aircraft land at the Beirut airport. The airport building in the background. C-124 Globemasters, C-119 Flying Boxcars and low slung C-130 Hercules transport aircraft land at the airport. ' United States Air Force' written on the aircraft. Houses on the mountains in far background.
United States Air Force military transport aircraft land at the Beirut airport in Lebanon. Army Airlift arrives in Beirut. The airport building in the background. C-124 Globemasters, C-119 Flying Boxcars and low slung C-130 Hercules transport aircraft land at the airport. United States soldiers of 1st Airborne Battle Group, 187th Infantry and 24th Infantry Division disembark. Trucks, jeeps and supplies are off-loaded. Men walk on the field with their belongings. 'United States Air Force' written on the aircraft.
Opening scene shows an honor guard of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) soldiers lined up in formation in front of the Beirut airport terminal building. As an officer steps away from them, the troops render salutes while right-shouldering arms. The officer walks toward several civilians and an American officer who salutes. Next, a U.S. Major General greets Lebanese army officers. The LAF soldiers march away shouldering their rifles. Several U.S. soldiers are seen boarding a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport aircraft by way of a side door and drop-down stairs. One of them carries a large box. A United Nations DC-3 aircraft is seen taxiing out rapidly for takeoff. It displays the letters "U.N.R.W.A." on its rear fuselage and the logo of The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East on its tail.