The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanon Crisis. U.S. Army Chaplain Corps soldiers in a hilly area with a few trees. A U.S. Army helicopter carrying a crate in low flight prepares to land on the hilly area. Soldiers grouped on the hilly area. The soldiers carrying ammunition boxes walk in the area. An officer instructing the soldiers. The officer gets into the helicopter and the helicopter lifts.
The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanon Crisis. A U.S. Army helicopter carrying a crate in a low flight over a hilly area. The helicopter positions, drops the crate in the area and lifts off. U.S. Army Chaplain Corps soldiers crowding around the crate. Several soldiers carrying ammunition boxes walk in the area. A stack of the ammunition boxes. The soldiers carrying the boxes move in a line among the bushes.
A U.S. Army helicopter in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanon Crisis. A U.S. Army Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw helicopter hovering over an airfield. Two airmen on the airfield. The helicopter above a load of ammunition. An airman hooks the load of ammunition on a pallet to the underside of the helicopter. The helicopter lifts and the pallet from the base of the ammunition load comes loose. The helicopter comes down, the airman hooks the load again and signals to the pilot.
A U.S. Army helicopter in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanon Crisis. A U.S. Army Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw helicopter hovering low on an airfield. 'US Army 64337' written on the helicopter. A ground man hooks a pallet of supplies underneath the helicopter. The helicopter lifts off with the supplies. The helicopter flying away from the airfield. Hills and mountains in the background. The ground man showing arm and hand signals standing on the airfield.
Lebanese Armed Forces armored cars and trucks are seen at a major intersection in Beirut, Lebanon, during 1952 (when president Beshara al-Khoury faced strong domestic opposition and sought the army’s support to quell dissent). Several civilian cars drive through the intersection, and a few pedestrians walk in the area. An armored car with large turret and gun is parked at another street in the intersection. (It looks like a tank but has wheels and tires and no tread.) A closeup of the armored car and some of its crew. Several soldiers stand on a sidewalk near a stack of sand bags. Above them is a sign advertising an airline's Super DC-6 aircraft. Next,several soldiers pose brandishing weapons, including a machine gun, in a sandbagged position. A truck carrying Lebanese soldiers passes the camera. A group of soldiers walk past Army vehicles in downtown, Beirut. Some others take a break near an armored car. They enjoy bottled drinks, and a few smoke cigarettes. Closeup of an armored car and its crew. A soldier accosts a man and questions him briefly before allowing him to proceed. Some civilians assembling near soldiers. Brief view of a building, in which a young reporter is interviewing Saeb Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon. Both are smoking cigarettes.
Events related to the bombing of United States Marine Corps (USMC) barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. USMC sign marked on a camouflaged 60mm mortar gun emplacement. A board planted in a field reads 'FOR SALE'. Army tents, camouflaged vehicles and equipment. A sandbagged trench leads to a bunker. A soldier moves in the trench toward the bunker. A camouflaged 'Counter Mortar Radar' device. Sign Board reads 'Welcome to Radar Springs, Lebanon'. Sandbagged fence around the perimeter of the field.