U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam War from 2nd Platoon, C Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry, 196th Light Infantry Brigade. General activity as they get ready to bivouac. Soldiers sit and rest. Some smoke cigarettes. A soldier holds a 16mm movie camera. Soldiers build a fire and eat chow from C-ration cans. A newly dug foxhole is shown. Two soldiers seen cleaning M-16 rifles and talking to fellow soldiers.
C-123K aircraft fly for Operation Ranch Hand in Vietnam. C-123Ks in flight. They emit Agent Orange spray defoliant over the mountain area of southwest. C-123Ks fly over sea and mountains. Pilot's hand on C-123K controls. C-123Ks in flight and emit defoliant over dense vegetation area.
Base built at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. Aerial views of barracks area, construction equipment operate in cleared area, storage and repair sheds, bomb dump under construction, flight line, revetment area and helipad.
U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division in action during Operation JEB Stuart III in Vietnam. Smoke rises from terrain. Views from U.S. troop position of F-100 Super Sabre fighter bombers, of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, bombing enemy positions. Explosion and smoke rise. Toward end of the sequence, several F-105 aircraft of the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing are seen flying overhead, and a Cessna O-2, forward air controller's aircraft, is seen above the enemy positions.
U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division in action during Operation JEB Stuart III in Vietnam.View from U.S. troop position as U.S. Air Force jet fighter bombers bombing enemy position. Smoke rises from explosion in valley. A U.S. helicopter gets hit by ground fire and crashes in jungle. 1st Cavalry troops watch from their positions as U.S. helicopters swarm around the crash area. A 1st Cavalry Army Captain sits, watching the action.
Views from U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Division positions during Operation JEB Stuart III in Vietnam. U.S. Air Force F-100 and F-105 fighter bombers hitting enemy forces on the ground. UN-1D helicopter fires rocket at enemy position. Explosion and smoke rises from terrain. Several helicopters flying in the area. AN-1G Attack helicopter fires rockets at enemy position. OH-13 helicopter touches down and immediately leaves again from U.S. fire base on a hill top. Several U.S. Army troops occupy the base.