U.S. troops near Phu Bai fire base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers advance up a hill to take up NDPs (night defensive positions). They move out to new positions. Soldiers sitting and resting. A U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter in flight. Colored smoke rises from a signal grenade explosion. The UH-1D Iroquois helicopter comes in for a landing. Aerial views of soldiers moving over a mountainous terrain.
African American boys playing marbles on the ground. Five members of an African American family riding in a wagon pulled by a mule. Two African American girls walking along a path. Newly constructed modern garden apartment buildings. Several local African American residents in vicinity of a number of large older wooden dwellings near the new apartments. Several African American boys huddled between brick columns as they pose for camera. An African American boy pulling a roller skate board with a large parcel on it. A couple placing curtains on a stretcher outdoors. A large, older, more run-down building with unusual collection of stone, tile, and other material comprising its walls.
U.S. Air Force Material Command headquartered at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Aerial photograph of Wright Field highlights new construction planned. People assembled out in the field for ground-breaking ceremony. U.S. Army Air Force officers shaking hands at start of ground-breaking ceremony. One officer speaks using microphone on a tripod. Heavy construction equipment in background. One officer performs the traditional ground-breaking, using a spade with a large ribbon tied to it.
American Naval Submarine Officers posing at the new Submarine Base, Yokosuka, Japan, about two weeks after the Japanese surrender, ending World War 2. Officers in group posing outside a building. A sign on the building reads: "Yokosuka Submarine Base." In the most formal group photo, Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet is seen seated in front row, near center, as he poses with officers in his command.
Reenactment, at Randolph Field, illustrating how new recruits are indoctrinated by upper class upon arrival for training as U.S. Army Air Forces flying cadets. Upper class cadet standing with recruits on a veranda. He teaches them how to stand in a "brace" and conduct themselves. Interior of a barber shop. Cadets getting haircuts. Cadets dressed in newly issued uniforms. They have photographs taken for their ID cards.
U.S. naval activities in the Mediterranean Sea. Cruiser, USS Newport News (CA-148) with Aircraft Carrier, USS America (CV-66) and Sacramento class support ship underway. View from helicopter as it drops two finned containers into the water. A submarine at periscope depth moving at high speed towards smoke flare marking the location of the container on the surface of the water.
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