United States aircraft in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States Air Force A-1E Skyraider aircraft drop napalm bombs and general purpose bombs. Smoke rises from bombardment.
Officers give presents to civilians in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. An armored car convoy moves down a road. Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and officers gather in front of a church. Province Chief MS Nhon and FAC Captain Lawrence Reed meet the civilians. They give them presents.
A World War II training film on design of Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs). An LST underway at sea in the United States. Valves to a tank line. A man working inside the LST. A storage tank consisting of fresh water and fuel oil. Other landing crafts underway at sea. Officers who control the Landing Ship Tank. The conning tower. The Commanding Officer on the conning tower. The officer looks through binoculars. The Communication Officer handles the signal bridge. Below the conning tower, in the wheel house, is the Executive Officer who is the navigator of the ship. The officer looks through binoculars. The Gunnery Officer. The ship's Supply Officer on the stern. An engineer controls the engine. The officer in charge of loading and unloading of important cargo. Tanks are loaded on the ship. Troops seated aboard.
A World War II training film on design of Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs). An LST underway at sea in the United States. It is loaded with troops, tanks and men who operate it. Men standing near guns mounted on the LST. The forward deck gun. Several other guns on the ship. The bow gun and the stern gun. Some protective equipment on the ship. Generator oil stored in drums. A towing cable on the LST. LSTs underway at sea. Cargo loaded aboard an LST at a beach. Tanks, trucks, half trucks, bulldozers and heavy vehicles are loaded. Landing Vehicles Tracked ( LVTs ) and amphibious trucks can be loaded from water. General cargo can be stored on the tank deck of the LST or can be taken up to the main deck in an elevator. Tanks loaded aboard the deck. Men standing nearby. Cargo being unloaded on a beach. Tanks and tracks being loaded on the main deck. An LST is beached. Trucks and other vehicles are unloaded.
A World War II training film titled 'The LST Employment' on loading and employment of Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs). An LST underway at sea in the United States. A combat unit loading. LSTs should be correctly loaded for a successful invasion. Troops and equipment aboard an LST. Amphibious trucks and other amphibious vehicles are unloaded from the LST in water. Other vehicles are unloaded at a beach. Tanks, trucks, cranes, jeeps, Amphibious trucks DUKWs and other equipment is unloaded from the LST at the beach.
A training film on loading and employment of LSTs (Landing Ship Tanks) in the United States. Troops and equipment arrive at a harbor for loading. One of the TQM ( Transport Quartermaster Officer) assistants directs drivers to assigned dock space. A man marks the vehicles for proper storage. Other general cargo is checked. Modern method for facilitating loading and discharging of cargo is to set up communication by means of walkie-talkies between a ship and the dock. A man directs the cargo. The TQM acts as a liaison officer between the troops and the ship. Cargo loaded aboard the ship. LSTs in the harbor. The cargo moves up a ramp. Vehicles at a beach. Soldiers stand nearby and watch the loading activities. Bulldozers are loaded in the last so that they could be taken out first. Amphibious vehicles underway at sea. They arrive near the ship to be loaded. An LVT ( Landing Vehicle Tracked ) is brought up to the ramp. The vehicle is taken aboard. Other amphibious vehicles are taken aboard. The loading activity is completed. The Captain of the ship gives an order to take up the ramp and close the door. (World War II period).
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