Ramp of LST-1141 (Land Ship Tank) is lowered to fore ground. A fork-truck enters the ramp from ground. It moves over the ramp and enters the deck. It unloads the lumber stack on main deck. A fork-truck drives on the steep ramp and reach the main deck. It also unloads the lumber stack. The truck operator controls the steering. A man with a pad notes down and checks the loads as it arrives. The bow of LST-1141 hits the beach. A fork-truck unloads on the main deck.
Ramp of LST-1141 (Land Ship Tank) is lowered. A 5 ton truck enters the ramp and moves to the main deck. "U.S. Navy 96-29416" is written on side of the truck. A 6 ton truck is backed on the deck. Driver positions truck into parking. Men secure lumber planks by chains and ropes. A man tightens the screws of jack securing the chains to deck. Other jacks are also tightened.
Coverage of joint USAF - Navy participation in construction of air base at Phu Cat. Shows arrival of men and equipment. U.S. military men offload lumbar. Truck convoy en route to base construction site. Flatbed transport truck gets stuck in a mud hole. Erection of early facilities including mess hall, 120 kilowatt power generator and water purifier. Airmen and sentry dogs patrol base perimeter.
Aerial view of ground below. Trees and water logged rice paddy fields. River runs through the countryside. Dirt road runs, climbs up a hill and run down from it.
A Vietnamese and an American military police officers on board a patrolling boat throw hand grenades into the water and grenades explode. A patrolling boat with a United States flag patrols in mid sea.
A patrolling boat of United States 720th military police battalion sails through the sea. Officers stop a sampan sailing through the sea for search. A Vietnamese child ties rope from the edge of the sampan to the edge of the patrolling boat. Officers get into sampan and conduct search. They check papers and identity cards of civilians. Sampan is allowed to go and officers get back to patrolling boat as it moves towards docks.