Operation Game Warden in Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. USS Jennings County (LST-846) anchored in the river. Wake of the boat in the foreground. PBR (Patrol Boat River) pulls away from USS Jennings County. Sun sets. Elder Vietnamese man, women and children seen in the sampan. Old man starts his small outboard engine. Boat pulls off. PBR approaches. River bank in the foreground. PBR patrols on the river and approaches towards camera boat. Crew men on the deck.
Operation Game Warden in Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. Coxswain at the control of the PBR (Patrol River Boat). Trees seen on the river bank. Stern view of the PBR underway. The head of the machine gunner pops up from an opening. Machine gunner cocks the .50 Caliber Machine Gun. American flag on the boat. He leans on the after part of the M-60 Machine Gun. Head of a Vietnamese man. Man stands behind a Honeywell Mk 18 Mod 0 Grenade Launcher. Belts of the Grenades loaded into the launcher. M-60 Machine Gun and the ammunition belt seen. Buildings seen along the shoreline. Crewman stands by his M-60 Machine Gun. Man wearing flak jacket and helmet stands with a M-79 Grenade Launcher on board the PBR.
Operation Game Warden in Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. Water sprayed out of the propulsion water jets of the PBR (Patrol River Boat). Flags flying in the breeze on board the PBR. Crewman stands on board the PBR. Small radar dome in the background. Gunner stands by the gun on the bow of the boat. Two sampans move slowly in the river. PBR underway at a high speed. Vietnamese policeman stands next to M-60 Machine Gun on board the PBR. M-16 rifles secured against the bulkhead of the PBR. Coxswain at the control of the boat. Low flat terrain seen in the background. Control panel in the cabin of the boat. Gunner's hand leans against the machine gun.
Activities aboard PBRs during Operation Game Warden in Vietnam. A crewman fires an M-60 machine gun aboard a PBR (Patrol Boat River). A stern view of the PBR underway. A crewman fires a .50 caliber machine gun towards a river shoreline. A bucket of ammunition seen during the firing. A belt of ammunition moves through the gun. Hits and splashes are made along the shoreline.
Activities aboard USS Harnett County during Operation Game Warden in Vietnam. A hook is lowered to the PBR (Patrol Boat River) alongside. Crewmen hook up a sling to the hook to lift the boat out of the water. The PBR lifted out of the water. Crew disembarks from the PBR at a rail. A man holds onto a line leading up to a crane hook. A man gives hand signals on the deck. Port quarter of the PBR seen. The boat is lifted higher in the air. A crane operator looks towards the PBR as it swings on over the deck. A man controls the crane. Bow view of the PBR nested on the deck of USS Harnett County. A man holds on to guide lines as the boat is lowered further. The crane operator moves the control lever and the controls. The PBR in a large opening on the tank deck area of the ship. Some men in the foreground. A crane hook lifts up and out of the hold.
Activities aboard PBRs ( Patrol Boat River ) during Operation Giant Sling Shot in Vietnam. An air boat moves back into a base camp during the evening. The air boat underway. PBRs at a pier at the base camp. Crewmen stand near the boats. Bow view of a PBR making its approach. Port bow view of the PBR moving up to a river bank. Grasslands seen alongside the riverbank. A PBR heads out for a patrol.