Beginning slate identifies 1st Aviation Brigade and Long Binh. U.S Army ground crew refuels an Army Beechcraft U-21 Ute aircraft from a fuel truck. The aircraft's wing lowers as the fuel fills a wing tank. Control Tower is seen in background. Ground crewman stands fireguard as number one engine is started while the entrance steps are still in down position. After steps are raised and both engines running, the airplane taxis out for takeoff. View of the aircraft on takeoff roll in distance. (Vietnam War period).
Vehicles loaded and unloaded from the U.S. Navy USS Meeker County (LST -980) in Da Nang, Vietnam. View of a port bow. The U.S. Navy USS Meeker County (LST -980) at the bridge ramp at Da Nang. An Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) moves over the ramp to be loaded aboard the Landing Ship Tank (LST). The supplies to be loaded on the Landing Ship Tank (LST). Three personnel seated on the Armored Personnel Carrier being loaded into Landing Ship Tank (LST). A civilian truck in foreground. The side of the truck reads 'Da Nang'. The rear section of the Armored Personnel Carrier loaded into the Landing Ship Tank (LST). The Armored Personnel Carrier on ramp. A monkey on a man's shoulder. Men sit on top of the personnel carrier. A heavy duty forklift passes. The APC moves on ramp. A man directs APC as it backs onto the ramp. The driver seen in hatch. The personnel on ramp. Medium tanks parked ready to be loaded. A U.S. Navy Lieutenant in flak jacket and visor cap stand on the loading ramp. The APC offloading from ship. The crewmen on bow of ship observe the offloading operation. Threads of APC as it offloads from LST. Picture of a roadrunner painted on the side of the personnel carrier. The personnel carrier offloads from LST.
A heavy duty fork lift unloads Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) LCM-8 at United States Navy (USN) cargo ramp in Dong Ha, Vietnam. A fork lift backs up at ramp. The LCM-8 at ramp for unloading. Water churns behind an LCM-8. Cargo in the deck area of LCM-8. A stencil on crate. The fork lift picks up a large crate. The fork lift backs off the deck of the LCM-8. The stencil on a small box. Clothes drying on line on the deck of LCM-8. The fork lift moves on deck of LCM-8. The fork lift underway on ramp works with cargo. Two crates loaded on fork lift. The operator of the fork lift controls the levers. The fork lift backs off LCM-8. A crate picked up and carried by forklift. The fork lift moves out of the LCM to offload cargo. The rear view of the operator at controls of the forklift. The wheel of the forklift moves on deck. Crate on forklift backing away. The fork lift backs off the LCM-8 with crates and the operator at controls. The crates on the deck in the foreground.
A heavy duty fork lift unloads Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) LCM-8 at United States Navy (USN) cargo ramp in Dong Ha, Vietnam. U.S. Navy landing craft LCM-8 at ramp for unloading. Cargo in the deck area of LCM-8. A fork lift picks up a large box and stacks the crates. The fork lift backs off the deck of LCM-8. The fork lift backs off LCM-8 with cargo. The exhaust of the fork lift. The fork lift moves on deck of LCM-8. The wheels of the fork lift move. The American flag on mast. The operator of the forklift at controls as the forklift backs off. Two crates loaded on forklift. The crate being picked up and carried off by the fork lift. A sign reads '873'. The fork lift moves out of LCM-8 to offload cargo. Water churns up as the LCM-8 moves. Men and jeeps aboard the LCM. Men debark from LCM. A member of the LCM crew on board with a monkey. The jeeps offload from the LCM. A monkey on leash. The Harbor Utility Craft YFU-79 pulls out away from ramp and moves on to the river. Dirt on the deck of the LCM. A fork lift backs off with crates. A man walks on the deck. One of the crew members. Two Harbor Utility Craft (YFU) at ramp. U.S. trucks at shoreline.
The crew aboard Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) in Dong Ha, Vietnam. The coxswain as he steers an LCM down the river. Harbor Utility Craft (YFUs) and Landing Craft Mechanized (LCMs) at ramp. Water sputters from the exhaust of an LCM on the river. Women wash clothes at the foot of stairs leading to the edge of river. A coxswain at the helm of a boat. The wake of the boat. Water rushes as the boat moves in water. A trench digger aboard LCM-8. The boat in calm water. The wheel being turned by the feet of the coxswain. One of the crew members on the LCM-8 underway. A YFU-71 loaded with lumber passes. The YFU-1628 passes by loaded with supplies. The coxswain of LCM-8 at controls. A patrol boat passes with high speed. White birds on water near shoreline. A sunken YFU.
U.S. Marines of "F" Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines take part in Operation Thor, during the Vietnam War. Partial view of idling U.S. Marine Corps UH-34D helicopter in a grassy area. The helicopter takes off. 3 marines wearing utilities, cart belts, canteens, bulletproof vests, cam helmets and carrying M-16 rifles seated on the ground in a dirt area. The marines with an M-79 grenade launcher and ammunition bag move across the grassy area. A marine kneels and fires the M-79. The tread of a tank moving through the grassy area. The tank turns and moves out.