Naval support activities at a Commercial Pier in Danang, Vietnam. A pallet of supplies is offloaded from a yard craft. Vietnamese workers wearing coolie hats gather around. They remove slings from the supplies. A forklift moves to pick up the pallet of supplies. Ships seen at the dock in the background. A mobile crane offloads cargo from the yard craft. The crane boom swings around to lower the supplies on the dock. A mass of supplies on a lighter. Slings from the crane boom are lowered. Workers aboard the lighter take hold of the slings and attach supplies to them. A crate is lifted up from the lighter. The crane swings around with its load. Mountains seen in the background.
Mass demonstration by South Vietnamese people against Viet Cong terrorism, peace talk suggestions by foreign leaders and reports of government in exile, Paris. People carry banners with slogans written on them. (Vietnam War period).
HH-3E Jolly Green Helicopter in flight around Da Nang, Vietnam. Two A-1H Skyraider aircraft in flight with thick green forests on ground. Aircraft in flight.
HH-3E Jolly Green Helicopter in flight refueling by HC-130 P at Da Nang, Vietnam. HH-3E Jolly Green Helicopter and HC-130 P aircraft in flight. HC-130 P aircraft with its trailing drogues. HH-3E Jolly Green Helicopter attaches its pointed tube to the trailing drogues of HC-130 P aircraft. Pilot seated in cockpit operates controls.
U.S. 25th Infantry Division makes use of FADAC (Field Artillery Digital Automatic Computer) at Division Headquarters in Cu Chi, Vietnam. A PFC (Private First Class) receives the orders for the fire mission over a radio. A computer operator feeds the information into a computer. View of a computer panel. The operator makes notes. A lieutenant, executive officer, checks mission on the FDC (Fire Direction Center) chart and plots on the chart. A telephone operator talks over a phone.
(Clip opens with a brief view of a "color girl" or "china girl" for color television calibration.) Military and commercial aircraft land and take off from Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. An F-4E Phantom takes off from the runway. A Volpar Beechcraft Model 18 takes off. A C-130A Hercules and an O-2A Skymaster land and taxi on the runway. OV-10A Bronco, T-39A Sabreliner and O-1E Bird Dog take off from the Da Nang Air Base runway. C-123K Provider taxis on landing.