President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson with other officials at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Army General William C. Westmoreland,Lyndon Baines Johnson and U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam Ellsworth Bunker talk. William C. Westmoreland and Lyndon Baines Johnson on a platform. U.S. troops salute. Officials on a platform during the playing of national anthem. Officials include Vice President of Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky, Ellsworth Bunker and Vietnamese officer talk. President Johnson pins medals on to men.
Vietnam Air Force personnel attend an English class at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A language school building at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. VNAF (Vietnam Air Force) officers attend an English class. A Vietnamese instructor explains a tape recorder diagram to students in booths.
United States Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers (FACs) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. An ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) officer briefs USAF and VNAF (Vietnam Air Force) FACs for a mission. A USAF radio operator talking into a microphone.
First half of the film shows explosions along the shore from U.S. naval gunfire. The explosions appear to indicate various types of munitions being used, including occasional bursts of white phosphorus shells. At TC:2:08, the U.S. Destroyer USS Mansfield (DD-728) is seen engaged in the bombardment. View from her bridge shows her 5-inch/38 guns turned to port and firing a salvo from the forward pair of guns. Thereafter the remainder of the film shows more views of her shells striking along the shore. Mountains are seen close to the shore in the background.
Combat pilot, First Lieutenant Isley and Air Force Sergeant stand at Air Force Camp in Phan Rang Air Base, Vietnam. Pilot shaves his beard. The Sergeant is involved with the filming and,stands by, making comments to the cinematographer. (Vietnam War period).
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).