Activities at Phan Rang AFB,Vietnam. Secretary of U.S. Air Force, Robert C. Seamans, observing and checking alert hangers. He proceeds towards Andrews Hall with other officials. Two F-100Ds aircraft on the runway. (Vietnam War period).
Activities at Phan Rang Air Force Base,Vietnam. HH-53B helicopter moving on the runway and then taking off. An Air Force official walking towards a building. (Vietnam War period).
Huey helicopters of the American First Cavalry (Airmobile) Division, land in sandy area near Bong Son, Vietnam, during a Search and Destroy operation named "White Wing," against the Viet Cong. Troops occupy defensive entrenched positions, and come under sniper fire, as the choppers depart. One soldier radios for air support. U.S. fighter bombers dive down to strafe the VC positions. Later, the troops are seen walking toward a village nearby. Taking up positions near a line of trees, American soldiers fire automatic weapons against retreating Viet Cong rear guards. Views of the U.S. troops entering the village, where several women and children stand near their thatched roofed huts. The soldiers assemble the villagers (men, women, and children) and escort them to helicopters, waiting to transport them to safer areas. Views of Vietnamese villagers climbing aboard the helicopters and flying away.. (Vietnam War period).
Aerial views of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division area at Ankhe in South Vietnam. View of the runway on Ankhe Airfield. An aircraft taxied near the runway. View of decoy inflated rubber tanks, Hong Kong Mountain, tents, other structures and several military vehicles. (Vietnam War period).
General William C Westmoreland, the Commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam, talks with men of the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry at the U.S. Airborne Brigade base camp in Phanrang, South Vietnam. General Westmoreland talks with reporters. They pose for camera. General and others leave area in jeep.
UH-1D helicopters land on a field in Ankhe, South Vietnam. American 173D Airborne Brigade troops rush off. Platoon leader checks map. Crew sets up 81mm mortar. Red smoke flare burns amidst bushes. Soldiers move through wooded area. (Vietnam War period).
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