An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. USAF airmen at the Binh Thuy Air Base near the city of Can Tho in Vietnam. U.S. aircraft taxis and turns on the runway. A sandbag bunker. An aircraft passes overhead. An airman works on the engine of a U.S. aircraft parked on the runway. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota parked in the background. Airmen near a sandbag bunker. A sign behind them reads: '22nd TASS Flight Line Maint.' A Tech sergeant talks on the radio. Airmen including Airmen Second Class and Airmen First Class look on. A fire extinguisher on the road. A barrack in the background. Vietnamese Air Force Fin Flash flag on a pole. The fluttering flag. A sign reads: 'Khong Boan 74 - 74th Wing Headquarters'. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. The Cam Ranh Air Base in the province of Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. A barb wire fence around an enclosure. Trees sway in the wind. A military jeep parked inside. USAF airmen and women serve themselves at the Base mess. Airmen prepare and serve food from behind a counter. Airmen in line. Food laid out on tables. A military jeep passes a building. An airman walks past a yellow barrier along the building. Airmen and a nurse emerge from the building. A helicopter flies overhead. A military jeep and bus drive past the building. (Vietnam War period).
ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) military training centers and schools in Vietnam War. South Vietnamese soldiers train cadets at an artillery school. Cadets near a M114 155 mm howitzer. Cadets load a shell into the Howitzer. The Howitzer fired. A 105mm Howitzer camouflaged with foliage. Students load and fire the Howitzer. The instructor gives orders over the radio to fire the Howitzer.
U.S. Army 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 1st Special Forces base in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Entrance to the US-ARVN Special Forces training compound. A sign over the entrance reads 'Home of Detachment B 51'. Soldiers walk past military trucks parked at the motor pool. A sign on the shed reads 'Motor Pool'. Two ARVN soldiers fix a tire. A sign for 'Detachment B-51, 5th SFG (ABN) 1st SF' in front of the Orderly Room. A Vietnamese girl walks past the sign. An ARVN Special Forces instructor demonstrates hand to hand combat positions and maneuvers in a field. Trainees follow instructions and practice. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 1st Special Forces base in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. ARVN Special Forces trainees. An ARVN Special Forces instructor demonstrates hand to hand combat positions and maneuvers in a field. Trainees follow instructions and practice. Trainees observe as two students practice hand to hand combat maneuvers. The instructor and students demonstrate hand to hand combat. Trainees stand in a circle with arms spread out. The instructor guides and supervises. He removes his helmet and demonstrates. Trainees practice maneuvers lying on their backs on the ground. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 1st Special Forces base in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. An ARVN Special Forces instructor demonstrates hand to hand combat positions and maneuvers in a field. Trainees follow instructions and practice. Trainees practice maneuvers lying on their backs on the ground. The instructor guides and supervises. The instructor corrects positions and movements of the trainees. Demonstrations by the instructor. Barracks in the background. Trainees follow instructions and practice ground maneuvers. (Vietnam War period).