View through cockpit window as United States Army 12th Air Commando aircraft (Fairchild C-123 Provider) together in formation flight, over "The Trace", a ten-mile strip of land that lies between Con Thien and Gia Linh, Vietnam as part of Operation Ranch Hand during the Vietnam War. A Fairchild C-123 Provider descends to prepare to spray defoliant agent over the area. View of pilot wearing hard helmet taken from behind the cockpit. View of “The Trace” (between Con Thien and Gia Linh) from the cockpit of the Fairchild C-123 Provider.
United States plane airdrops cargo during Vietnam War. Cargo with olive green parachutes. The cargo parachutes are seen descending and blowing after landing. Marines emerging from foxhole ringed with small ammunition crates. Marines inspect crates. An African American Marine pulls a strap from cargo container. Marines removing shipping straps from pallets and checking contents labels. A deflated parachute lying on the ground. A Marine inspects a shipping label from a crate. Close up of a shipping label for ammunition addressed to Lung Binh, Vietnam.
Construction and establishment of base a project of RMK and 819th civil engineering squadron 1. Base and runway under construction. Barracks and warehouse buildings on ground. Construction trucks,bulldozers and other construction machinery on ground. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. airmen and Vietnamese worker sandbag a cargo container. Sign on a building reads 'Post Office APO 96368'. RMK Staff and 819th Civil Engineering Squadron staff mess building at Phu Cat Air Force Base. Sign on the mess building reads 'Lunch Schedule Breakfast 0500-0630 Lunch 1130-1300 Dinner 1630-1930 Midnight 2300-2330'. Air tank near the mess building. U.S. Airman and Vietnamese worker dig ground with shovel near billet under construction. (Vietnam War period).
Wooden planks and blocks stacked on ground. Airmen saw lumbar with 'Dewalt' power saw. Airmen build base buildings. 819th CES dispensary building at RMK and 819th Civil Engineering Squadron Air Force base project area. Sign on the dispensary building reads ' Sick Call Hours-Routine Daily 0730-0930 1300-1400 Sunday and Holiday 1000 Emergencey Any time'. Military ambulance is parked near the dispensary building at RMK and 819th Civil Engineering Squadron base project. (Vietnam War period).
819th CES construction area of the RMK and 819th Civil Engineering Squadron Air Force base project. Vietnamese workers at a nearly completed billet. Vietnamese workers pose. Vietnamese workers nail board to a nearly completed billet. Airman saws wooden planks and blocks with a power saw. 819th CES squadron 1 crest on shirt pocket. (Vietnam War period).