Demonstration of defensive measures used at perimeter fence to guard against enemy ground attack. Napalm explodes after being shot off at night in dark in a fiery arc that drops to the ground, blazing at Bein Hoa Air Base. Fire burns in the background. Aerial view of the spreading fire.
Bad Weather conditions due to monsoon rains. Maintenance work goes on at Tuy Hoa Air Base despite bad weather. Maintenance building surrounded by water near ramp. A man rides a bicycle through standing water around brick factory. Concertina barbed wire fence at the edge. A woman wearing a conical hat wades in water across the barbed wires. A camouflaged C-130 E plane takes off during inclement weather. Maintenance men work on a small bomb carrier hooked up to warehouse tractor as it rains. A saddle panel secured on F-100 D in a revetment. Water runs near a ramp, it runs under a sand drift fence. A camouflaged C-130 E plane taxis along the runway at the Air Base.
A United States Army soldier enjoys water skiing at a rest and recreation site at Tiger lake in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. War weary soldier does water skiing to overcome the fatigue caused due to Vietnam war. A motor boat tows the water skier with a rope as other soldiers look on.
United States Army soldiers dive and swim in Tiger lake at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Soldiers dive from a platform into the water at a in-country rest and recreation site. Vietnamese girls chase a soldier as he jumps into the water. Shallow water area is well demarcated with a rope that forms its boundary. (Vietnam War period).
Girls come out from the sea after swimming. Some people sit under umbrellas to relax while others swim. Two United States Army soldiers in their uniform walk along the beach as another soldier stands by the beach side. People swim and play in the sea as two boats sail through the sea. A man lies in the water as waves come on the shore and break down. Some people sun bathe at the beach. (Vietnam War period).
Film opens showing a U.S. Air Force F-100 in flight. Its SE tail code identifies it as belonging to the 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, out of Tuy Hoa, Vietnam. This is a two-seater F-100F training aircraft employed as a fast Forward Air Controller (FAC) in Operation Commando Sabre. Its back seat is empty. Various views of the aircraft are shown, some with brilliant blue sky background. Background radio transmissions sound like a Navy or Marine GCA unit giving approach guidance to an aircraft. Beginning at TC: 01:50, an F-4E of the 366th Fighter Wing is seen, flying on the wing of the F-100. The flight of two continues in formation to the end of the film.