A soldier repairs helicopter wearing a red base ball cap in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. Other soldiers wear the red cap adopted by the men of the 605th Transportation Company. Two soldiers wearing the red cap work on the engine of a UH-1D helicopter. They fasten bolts and close the engine lid. (Vietnam War period).
Instructors at the Combat Indoctrine Course of the 3rd Brigade of 1st Infantry division of the U.S. Army in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. Instructors wear a bush hat or a cowboy hat. Soldiers conduct a course on enemy mines and weapons. The instructor demonstrates various wooden weapons and cases. Soldiers talk to them and smile. Sign Combat Indoctrine Course on top of entrance of the base. (Vietnam War period).
Men of 605th Transportation Company and 11th Aviation Battalion Pathfinder Det prepare for airlift operation, in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. Soldiers in black cap signal by raising a purple colored smoke. A CH-47 transportation helicopter arrives. Helicopter lowers itself as soldiers in black caps hook up a 105 mm Howitzer below it. The helicopter flies away. A wireless telephone operator, wearing a black cap talks on telephone. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army wearing a camouflaged tiger suit flop hat, move at jungles in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. The hat adopted by all Special Forces and Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) personnel of the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. Two soldiers wearing the hats move through bushes. They sit on the ground and check map and compass. Sign of 2nh Battalion, 34th Armor, 3rd Brigade and 1st Infantry division. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of the U.S. Army get ready for a mission in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. A soldier guards in black beret adopted by men of Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP). Soldiers wearing the black beret sit behind him on chairs during a class on AK-47 weapon. An instructor demonstrates use and repair of a machine gun. Soldiers listen to him carefully. Signboard of the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP). (Vietnam War period).
Medical group soldiers of the U.S. Army get ready for a mission in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. A soldier wearing blue baseball cap adopted by 'dust off' members of the 45th, 68th and 44th medical groups. The soldiers in blue caps get into helicopter and remove their caps and put on helmets. The helicopter pilot in cockpit puts on a helmet. The helicopter takes off. Sign of Red Cross on its nose. (Vietnam War period).