U.S. General Officers planning for the U.S. Army 101st Air Cavalry Division's Operation Somerset Plain ( A Search and Destroy Mission to prevent North Vietnam Army elements from reentering the A Shau Valley, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam). U.S. Officers including Major General Melvin Zais, Brigadier General John, S Lekson, Marine Major General C B Drake discussing a map with Lieutenant Colonel Daniel G. Sharp, Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry Regiment. August,1968. (Vietnam War period).
Republic of Vietnam field exercises with simulated combat. Regional and Popular Forces (RF/PF) land on river bank in assault boats and pursue Viet Cong impersonators in village. Some South Vietnam forces pursue impersonated enemy in V-100 Commando Armored cars. (Vietnam War period).
Film of Live Fire exercises involving Republic of Vietnam Regional and Popular Forces (RF/PF). They run along a river bank and then take up defensive position in a sandbagged bunker. Pre-planted munitions explode close around them. View of Republic of Vietnam flag fluttering from pole at river bank. Boats in the background. RF/PF fire their M-16 rifles. A pretender Viet Cong attacks the RF/PF and is "Killed." (Vietnam War period).
New class of replacements go through the 3 day course at the 1st Air Cavalry Division Combat Training Center in Vietnam. Replacements inspect AH-1G helicopter parked on an airstrip in Vietnam. Views of the interior of helicopter. Soldiers watch the instrument panel of the helicopter. (Vietnam War period).
Vietcong agents and a family emerge from of a boat in Vietnam. A group apprehends the guerrilla soldiers who initially claimed to be seeking asylum from the north but later revealed their plans. A map shows sea route from North to South Vietnam. Five Viet Cong guerrillas caught. (Vietnam War period).
A man dresses during Annual Parade in South Vietnam. This celebration is in honor of the Trung Sisters. Girls in parade in different uniforms. The dignitaries on chairs. A sign on the Hospital building. Injured girls on beds in the hospital after being attacked by Vietcong forces during the 1961 parade. Viet Cong guerrillas held captive. Illustrated map and a route on map from North to South Vietnam used by Viet Cong. (Vietnam War period).