United States Marine Corps (USMC) fighter jet drops an incendiary bomb over the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) during the time Operation Hastings and Operation Prairie were in progress during the Vietnam War. A fiery explosion erupts from bomb hitting the ground. A Marine firing a machine gun at enemy positions while in flight. Lima Company, 3rd Marines, rescuing India Company Marines, carrying injured to a Sikorsky H-34 helicopter. Two Marines carrying an injured Marine stumble to the ground as gunshots are fired. They make it to the helicopter. Marines firing with a M2 Browning machine gun, rifle, and throwing a grenade. Another Marine holds the ammunition belt. A Marine digs under a tree stump and buries plastic explosives. The Marine ignites the explosives and moves away from the tree stump before it explodes. Helicopter picking up casualties in the combat zone. The Marines chopping wood and trees. A Marine holds on to a rope as the helicopter evacuates him. Marine setting up an explosive charge on tree stump. He inserts det cord and actuates it. Explosion from an explosive charge in the jungle. Trees fall to the ground while Marines clear the jungle for helicopters. A Marine using hand signals to guide a helicopter landing. More casualties are evacuated from the combat zone. Marines cover their ears as they fire a mortar. On 3 August, fighter drops a bomb during Operation Prairie. An artillery crew with the 4th Marines fires a howitzer on 13 August. Smoke rises from North Vietnamese position on the right side of a mountain. A battalion of Marines fighting in combat A Marine wraps wounded head with gauze. An officer gives command over field telephone. Aircraft dropping bombs and Marines firing at North Vietnamese forces on a hill using M40 recoilless rifles mounted on M274 Mechanical Mules.
United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines disembark from the back of helicopter beside a river. The Marines move into a jungle. Marines walk over rocks to cross a stream. Sergeant Jimmy Little narrates Marines’ patrol mission in Vietnam, a mission near route 9 and then back to base camp. Marines wearing foliage on their helmets carefully move on jungle trail. Marines wading in knee-deep river. Some Marines are seen smoking or carrying M40 recoilless rifles as they search the river for bodies and weapons. Marines hiding behind grass and trees and a small cliff. A soldier points and shouts orders while wading in river. A pair of Marines pull a gravely wounded comrade from the top of a cliff. A Marine loads an M79 grenade launcher and shoots at Vietcong forces. A rifle is fired. ‘Combat Art’ depicting a Marine looking at dead bodies. United States Marine Corps officers inspect captured weapons from Vietcong forces. A hand holds a hand drawn map. Debris and abandoned weapons and dead bodies are seen in the field. USMC Major General Wood B. Kyle summarizes the Marines’ experience in Operation Hastings and Operation Prairie, saying that the battles "stand as notable achievements in our battle against communist aggression...."
USAF,USN and ARVN personnel requiring air transportation through the 8th Aerial Port squadron terminal on Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon, Vietnam. United States Air Force (USAF),United States Navy (USN) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) airmen at counter process request for identification forms. Men at counter check forms. The luggage being checked and tags put on the luggage. Vietnamese airmen stand at the counter. U.S. and Republic of Vietnam passengers wait in lobby. Two airmen sleep in lobby. (Vietnam War period).
First day of duty of the United States Air Force personnel in Vietnam. A briefing session to the Air Force officials at the Central Base Personnel Processing Office (CBPPO) in South Vietnam. An official addresses by a suspended microphone set. Personnel move to their barracks. A2C Gerald A. Fielder removes his clothes. (Vietnam War period).
The city of Saigon and the Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam. Aerial view of the city of Saigon and the Air Base. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw helicopter,a South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) Douglas A-1E Skyraider aircraft,A-1H Skyraider aircraft and Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft parked on the Air Base. (Vietnam War period).
The city of Saigon and the Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam. Aerial view of the city of Saigon. Aerial view of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw helicopter,a South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) Douglas A-1E Skyraider aircraft,A-1H Skyraider aircraft and Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft parked on the Air Base. (Vietnam War period).