USS Gridley (DLG-21) underway near Yankee Station in Vietnam. Open deck hatch of the ship. Signal man unfolds the Church flag. Church flag being snapped onto the Halyards. Church flag hoisted aboard USS Gridley. Halyard secured by the Signal man. ' Gridley' written on the ship. Port bow of the USS Gridley. Catholic Chaplain unpacks some of his equipment. Catholic Chaplain sets up the altar. Catholic Chaplain puts the cinch cord around his waist. Catholic Chaplain talks and dons his robes for the Mass. Chaplain stands gives Communion to some men. UH-2C Seasprite arrives aboard USS Girdley. Chaplains walk towards the helicopter. Chaplains board the helicopter.
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. The U.S. Air Force 35th Tactical Fighter Wing at the Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam. U.S. airmen walk past sandbag bunkers. Huts in the background. Military vehicles drive past. Military trucks and jeeps drive past two airmen walking on a road. A sign on the roof reads 'Baston Hall'. Airmen lined up outside the mess with utensils. A Staff Sergeant washes his utensils in hot water. Storage facilities at the Base. Trucks drive past. Sign reads 'Base Supply WSHE # 1, No Smoking'. An airman walks past. Trucks and construction machinery in the background. A sign reads 'Rules - 3 Minute Shower'. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. The U.S. Air Force 35th Tactical Fighter Wing at the Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam. A red truck parked in a shed. U.S. Air Force airmen stand near a military jeep. An Airman First Class seated as he works on something. Another airman looks on. Airmen enter a building, a van parked outside. 'Billeting Office' painted outside. Military trucks pass by trailers. A sign between sand bags reads 'Aerospace Audio Visual Services'. Airmen approach and enter the 35th TAC Dispensary. The Dispensary sign on a pole. An airman enters and closes the door behind him. Another airman seated outside. Signs for 'General Practice Clinic', 'Dental Services Sick Call', and 'Medical Surgical Nursing Unit' stating the respective timings. (Vietnam War period).
Samuel George Davis Jr plays drum on stage during his show at Can Tho Army Airfield, Vietnam. Blinky Willams sings on stage. Lynn Kellogg and Ted Barret entertain soldiers playing guitars. Sammy Davis Jr. gives solo performance. (Vietnam War period).
American officers shake hands and welcome Vietnamese officers at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. Vietnamese civilians with banners in hand welcome Vietnamese officers. Photographers take pictures. 173rd Airborne Brigade troops assembled on field. Vietnamese women dance during the Welcome Ceremony. Troops in front row wear flower lies. United States aircraft taxiing in the background. Soldiers salute and march. (Vietnam War period).
Board over building reads 'Welcome to Bien Hoa Air Base'. 173rd Airborne Brigade troops unload ammunition crates from C-130 Hercules aircraft at dawn. M-274 Mechanical Mule is unloaded from C-130 Hercules aircraft. Sergeant in combat gear stands on field. C-130 Hercules aircraft taxis on runway at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam. (Vietnam War period).