A feature film about PBR (Patrol Boat River) at Binh Thuy Air Base, Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. A machine gunner aboard a PBR stands by his machine gun. The gun trained out over water. The PBR runs down a canal. The PBR underway in the wake of camera boats. The machine gun in the foreground. A U.S. Army UH-1B Seawolf helicopter in flight. A crewman in a helmet and a flak jacket. He smokes a cigarette on the inboard of the boat. He speaks into a communication microphone. A crewman stands by a machine gun on the stern of the boat. The gunner stands in the background. Hands of a man on a wheel. The gunner fires the machine gun. Viet Cong on shore area fire back. (Vietnam War period).
A feature film about PBR (Patrol Boat River) at Binh Thuy Air Base, Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam, in Vietnam War. A PBR underway at a high speed. Firing from the bank of the river. A machine gunner aboard the PBR. Firing at the shoreline. A crewman fires an M-79 Grenade Launcher. Water off the port side of the PBR. Heavy jungle growth at the riverbank. The deck of the PBR off the starboard bow area. The machine gunner behind the gun. The ammo belt of the gun protrudes over the starboard bow. A gunner fires an M-60 machine gun. A crewman drinks from a small C-ration can. The stern of the PBR. A .50 caliber machine gun is fired off towards the starboard side. A bucket of ammo is loaded in the gun. The gun is cocked and rechecked. Tracers and smoke heads towards the heavy jungle. A crewman fires the M-60 machine gun. The last of the belt is used up. The crewman quickly loads another belt of ammo into the machine gun. Other works with a clip.
Operation Game Warden in Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. United States UH-1B helicopter lifts off for a strike at night. Running lights of the copter seen. Flares burn in the sky. Rockets and gun tracers head towards Viet Cong targets during the night strike. (Vietnam War period).
Activities of the U.S. Navy Coastal Division aboard Swift Boats in Vietnam. A soldier on the Swift Boat checks the identification of personnel of fishing boats. One man picks up an M-16 Rifle. Another man looks through some papers in a plastic bag. Boat at a high speed run. Swift Boat tied up to the Mother Ship. Interior view of the quarters of a Swift Boat. Flags fly from the stern of a boat. Swift Boat moves out in the bay in background. Stern view of a LCM (Mike Boat) and Swift Boat underway. Hilly terrain seen beyond the bay. Starboard quarter view of PCF (Patrol Craft Fast) or Swift Boat docks at pier. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. sailors aboard River Patrol Boats during a patrol in the Bassac River, Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. An M-2 Browning .50 cal. machine gun at the stern of a boat. Men man their .50 cal. machine guns. Soldier fires Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher. Heavy foliage alongside the riverbank. Officers pour water on the engine of the boat. Lieutenant Lemon and Lieutenant Riedel man their machine guns. They load ammunition belts in the guns. Soldier stands ready with a M79 grenade launcher aimed at river bank. A helicopter in flight overhead.
Activities aboard PBRs during Operation Game Warden in Vietnam. A PBR (Patrol Boat River) pulls away from the starboard area of USS Harnett County (LST-821). Two U.S. Army Seawolf helicopters aboard USS Harnett. A PBR underway en route to relieve another PBR on patrol. A crewman behind a machine gun on a PBR. Second PBR seen in the foreground. Stern view of the PBR underway at a high speed. Beam view of a PBR underway. American flags on the deck of the boats. Bow of the PBR seen from a cockpit area. Junk is seen cutting across the bow of the PBR loaded with supplies. A boat approaches the junk. A crewman on board the junk during inspection. He inspects papers. The junk crew huddled in the foreground watches as the inspection takes place. Crewmen come up out of a hole in the junk and walk forward. A stern view of the junk underway. One of the crewman aboard the PBR wears a black beret. (Vietnam War period).