During evacuation of U.S. 8th Army forces from northern positions in the face of Chinese offensive during the Korean War. A covered U.S. Army truck backs up to a Grumman TBF Avenger and takes on wounded crew at Yonpo Air Base. View of USAF transport planes at Yonpo Air Base. C-47 and C-119 Flying Boxcar transport planes in the background. A USAF C-47 Skytrain approaches for landing. The plane lands and taxis to a halt on the snow covered airstrip. A covered Army personnel truck approaches the plane. Soldiers help shift the wounded from the plane into the waiting truck. A soldier with a bandaged head. Transport aircraft are from the U.S. Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command.
United States Army Special Forces return to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. United States Army soldiers and a band lined up as they hold American flags at Pope Air Force Base. They await the return of the special forces soldiers after an attempt to rescue American prisoners of war from a camp near Hanoi, North Vietnam. A United States C-123 aircraft taxis after landing. Soldiers of the special forces get off the aircraft as they return. Family members greet the soldiers. Photographers take pictures. Soldiers reunite with their families and friends. (Vietnam War period).
Cargo is loaded at Ashiya Air Force Base in Japan during the Korean War. A supply dump area. The cargo is loaded into trucks with a parachute attachment. A fork lift, personnel and storage area. A tarpaulin is placed over the supplies as a protective measure against weather. The cargo is unloaded from trucks onto a United States Air Force Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar.
B-52 Stratofortress with X-15 gets ready for the flight. Ground crewmen position auxiliary power units beside B-52 on flight line. Two ground crewmen connect an auxiliary power unit hose in bomb bay of B-52. Several men speak to Scott Crossfield who is seated in X-15 under wing of B-52. X-15 attached to pylon under wing of B-52 on flight line. Several auxiliary power units under left wing engine of B-52. Group of North American technicians' stands and talks on flight line. North American technicians help Scott Crossfield who is seated in the cockpit of X-15 to put on his high altitude helmet. Number of North American technician stands in front of guidance vehicle. Fire truck in the background. Three motion picture cameramen on flight line. One uses a tripod and others have their cameras mounted on platforms on top of station wagons.
Combat cargo airdrop is prepared at Ashiya Air Force Base in Japan during the Korean War. A supply dump area shows combat cargo being prepared for loading into trucks. Loading operations show a fork lift, tractor and trailers, small trucks and personnel, a conveyor belt system and the working procedure in the dump area.
Handlers and the sentry dogs at the Kelly Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas. Main gate at Lackland Air Force base. A sign board reads: 'United States Air Force Lackland Air Force Base Air Training Command'. Another sign board reads: 'USAF Sentry Dog Training'. Sentry dogs in kennel. Dogs being taken from kennel to trucks. Handlers and dogs loaded on a truck. Truck departs for Kelly Air Force base. Handlers and dogs lined up behind U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules. They board the aircraft. The aircraft takes off and in flight. (Vietnam War period).
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