306th Tactical Air Squadron Air Strikes over Vietnam. Aerial views from American F-100 airplane in flight over Vietnam. Gun camera view shows Vietcong targets on ground. Targets burn due to attacks by planes ahead. (Vietnam War period).
United States expands help to South Vietnam in their fight with the Vietcong rebels, early in the Vietnam War. United States Marine Corps land on the Vietnam shore. Landing crafts and amphibious vehicles reach the shore. Marines advance inwards from the shore. Military vehicles offload from the landing craft vehicles. U.S. helicopters patrols in search of Vietcong. South Vietnamese soldiers in jungles. Aerial view of U.S. Navy F-4J Phantom II fighter from the USS Enterprise in formation, with USS Enterprise aircraft carrier (CVN-65) visible below. Aerial view as U.S. aircraft attack ground targets. Explosions on ground as targets are hit by fighter jets. Aerial view of two U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers in flight, with bomb bay doors open and bombs raining down on targets. View of explosions on ground as bombs hit target.
U.S. airman operates equipment in AC-119G 'Shadow' at Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam. Tracers fired from 7.62 mm mini guns of AC-119G Gunner. Tracers streak through night sky.
Interiors of AC-119G Shadow shows gunners loading and preparing 7.62 mm mini guns for firing at Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam. Trail seen through Night Observation Device. Crewman inspects loaded flare ejector inside AC-119G Shadow. Crewman depresses the fire alarm button on the flare ejector controls
View of darkened Illuminator beam in the sky at Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam. Illuminator controls aboard AC-119G Shadow aircraft.
Unit insignia on a board reads 17th Special Operations SQ Shadow-'Deny Him The Dark' at Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam. Another insignia shows list of Unit officials.