Messing facilities at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. Cooks work in the kitchen. They mix salad with hands. Another cook stirs spare ribs. Cooks mix food in large containers. They take food to the table in the officers mess.
Messing facilities at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. Cooks serve food to officers inside the mess. Officers sit on the tables and eat their food after serving. Line of airmen waiting in line for food.
Dining hall at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. Airmen dip mess plates in hot boiling water before entering the hall. They walk in line towards the mess. Board reads 'Please Sterilize Mess Gear Before Using'. Group of men dump food into garbage can and scrub mess gear. They sterilize the gear after use.
Messing facilities at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. Airmen dip mess plates in hot boiling water before entering the mess. Group of men dump food into garbage can and scrub mess gear. They sterilize the gear after use. Vehicles parked outside the mess. Airmen wait in line at the Dining Entrance.
Operation Jackstay in Vietnam. A pilot and a co-pilot seated in the cockpit of a helicopter. The helicopter in flight over a jungle. An aerial view of Mekong Delta region. Jungle area and tributaries in view. The helicopter in flight over water. Patrol Craft Fast vessels (PCFs or Swift Boats) in view. Starboard of an LSD (Landing Ship, Dock ). The helicopter flies towards the stern of the LSD. Landing of the helicopter executed by the pilot. The pilot and the co-pilot after the helicopter has set down on the deck. An aerial view of Mekong Delta. Wooded area and winding tributaries.
Operation Jackstay in Vietnam. The shoreline of the Dong Tran River. A PCF (Patrol Craft Fast or Swift Boat) in the background. A 50 caliber machine gun mounted on the stern of the craft. The bank of the river in view. An operator sits on an ammunition box in th background on the fantail. The operator of the machine gun sits near the gun and looks towards the shoreline. BMC (Chief Boatswain's Mate) C.P. Gernigan fires the 50 caliber machine gun. He swings the gun back to its normal position. The chief and one of the crew toss empty shells over the side. The shoreline in view.