U.S. Air Force General John P. McConnell at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. A sign reads ' Briefing for General McConnell '. A Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, Airmen's Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal on a pillow. General John P. McConnell pins the medals on four officers. (The second officer is Captain Mike Gilroy. The third in line is Lieutenant Ed McCaffery.) A Chief Master Sergeant in the 355th TFR Wing headquarters briefing room. Commander of 7th Air Force, Lieutenant General William W. Momyer; Commander of 13th Air Force, Lieutenant General James W. Wilson; and Commander of 13th Air Force, Major General Charles R. Bond, Jr. are present. (The officer handing the medals to General McConnell is Colonel Robert Scott, who assumed command of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing , on August 4, 1966.)
Deployment of United States 355th Tactical Fighter Wing and departure of F-105 D aircraft from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. United States airmen watch as the aircraft taxi along the runway and take off. Men stand behind barbed wire fence as they watch the planes taking off. Some of them wear headphones as they look on. The aircraft taxi on the runway.
U.S. Airmen (figefighters) of the 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron are seen performing maintenance on fire truck and equipment in their firehouse at the Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, during the Vietnam War. Glimpse of airmen relaxing in a ready room. Others are sunbathing on cots outdoors. Parked aircraft and fuel trucks are seen on an airfield apron. One taxis forward, slightly. Suddenly, an airman in a flight suit is seen running as fast as possible to the firehouse. He runs into a shower locker room where some airmen are seated, grabs a roll of toilet paper, and runs outside, dropping the roll, once, in his haste. Next, several airmen run from the shower locker room Camera focuses on a coiled cobra snake sitting in the sun, at the shower facility. It jumps towards the building. An airman with a hooked pole, pulls the snake from an awning, onto the ground, where others surround it and use shovels, clubs, and other implements to kill it. the airman with the hook poses, holding the dead snake aloft. It appears to be about 8 feet long. Glimpse of sunbather lying unperturbed on his cot.
French Union Forces in strategic North-West delta region spearhead a counter-attack against Communist forces in Indochina (Vietnam). Airplane in flight over the field. Firing and bombarding on the field. Smoke arises due to bombarding. Trees and mountains in background. Military vehicles move on the field. The wounded soldiers are evacuated in boats. Soldiers fire artillery.
French Douglas A-26 Invader twin engine bombers hit Indochina (Vietnam). An A-26 taxis on an air strip. The bomber takes off. Men work on an aircraft. A pilot sits in the cockpit. 'BC-828' written on one bomber and "BC-831 on another. Aircraft in flight. Bombs are dropped. Explosions on the ground. The aircraft parked on the airstrip.
USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Men on the deck of the ship. Other ships underway in the background. Loading operations being undertaken aboard the ship. Men wearing life jackets and helmets. Crates are stacked. Aircraft parked nearby.