The USAF F-4D fighter-bomber being mounted with Mark 84 Laser-Guided Bombs (LGB) at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB) in Thailand during the Vietnam War. The load team mounts Mark 84 LGB on USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II fighter-bomber. The men insert safety pin in rack and tighten sway braces. The load team inserts the detonator and end plug.
The USAF F-4D fighter bomber armed with bombs at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB) in Thailand during the Vietnam War. A civilian in a laboratory testing laser designator device and laser guidance system. Views of various equipment in the laboratory. USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II fighter-bomber, armed with Mark 84 Laser-Guided Bombs (LGBs) and Mark 82 bombs, refueling from Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. View of KC-135A from the back seat of the F-4D during refueling. A man moves torch.
USAF F-4D fighter bombers mounted with bombs, laser designator pod, ECM pod prepares to take off from Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB) in Thailand during the Vietnam War. USAF F-4D fighter bomber Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) sighting through laser device mounted on canopy. WSO removes his helmet and puts it on again. The F-4D pilot drawing reference lines on canopy with a grease pencil. Two USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II fighter bombers armed with Mark 84 Laser-Guided Bombs (LGBs) and AIM-7E Sparrow missiles. The second aircraft has an ECM (Electronic countermeasures) pod system.
USAF F-4D fighter bombers, armed with ordnance, in flight from the Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB) in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Two USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II fighter bombers armed with Mark 84 Laser-Guided Bombs (LGBs), take off. The two F-4Ds with Mark 84 LGBs, Mark 82s, ECM (Electronic countermeasures) pods and Sparrows in flight. Bomb explosions on road.
American civilians and soldiers arrive in San Francisco, California from Vietnam. Early in the Vietnam War, the first group of Americans wounded in guerrilla raids in Vietnam arrive back in San Francisco. Airplane lands on an airport. People gather at the airport to greet them. Wounded in beds on board the plane. Wounded soldiers and civilians disembark from the airplane and meet others. Civilians arrive with garlands around their necks. Cameramen record the event.
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. The U.S. Air Force 35th Tactical Fighter Wing at the Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam. U.S. airmen walk past sandbag bunkers. Huts in the background. Military vehicles drive past. Military trucks and jeeps drive past two airmen walking on a road. A sign on the roof reads 'Baston Hall'. Airmen lined up outside the mess with utensils. A Staff Sergeant washes his utensils in hot water. Storage facilities at the Base. Trucks drive past. Sign reads 'Base Supply WSHE # 1, No Smoking'. An airman walks past. Trucks and construction machinery in the background. A sign reads 'Rules - 3 Minute Shower'. (Vietnam War period).