United States HH-53 helicopter on a mission in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. United States HH-53 helicopter in flight as the pilot works on throttle. Control panel in the cockpit of the helicopter. Pilot in the foreground with clouds in the background. Pilot works on controls. United states HC-130P aircraft in flight. A hose with a drogue attached to its end hangs from the aircraft. Drogue being attached to a pipe protruding from HH-53 as helicopter is being refueled in mid air. Drogue detaches and being attached again as aerial refueling continues.
United States Army Special Forces return to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. United States Army soldiers and a band lined up as they hold American flags at Pope Air Force Base. They await the return of the special forces soldiers after an attempt to rescue American prisoners of war from a camp near Hanoi, North Vietnam. A United States C-123 aircraft taxis after landing. Soldiers of the special forces get off the aircraft as they return. Family members greet the soldiers. Photographers take pictures. Soldiers reunite with their families and friends. (Vietnam War period).
United States Army Camp Friendship in Thailand. The entrance of United States Army Camp Friendship as American and Thai flags flutter at the entrance. United States military trucks enter and exit the camp. A sign reads ' U.S. Army Camp Friendship 9th Logistical Command B'. A Thai guard at the entrance of the camp.
United States Secretary of Navy Charles Thomas inspects 7th Fleet in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride and Vice Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll don their Mae wests on the deck of United States St. Paul ship in the Pacific Ocean. A U.S. Navy HUP-2 helicopter in the background. The U.S. Secretary of Navy Charles S. Thomas poses. United States Tolovana ship underway in rough seas along side St. Paul. Secretary Thomas with officers on the bridge of the ship. A heavy wind blows. Secretary Thomas with Captain Bringle, the Secretary's aide, on the bridge of the ship. Secretary Thomas and Vice Admiral Pride talk on the signal bridge of the St. Paul. The Secretary speaks to a sailor. Vice Admiral Ingersoll and Pride talk to Secretary Thomas on the signal bridge of the ship. Secretary Thomas and Vice Admiral Ingersoll shake hands on the signal bridge of the ship.
United States Secretary of Navy inspects 7th Fleet in the Pacific Ocean. United States Secretary of Navy Charles Thomas drinks coffee with 1st Class Navy officers at PO's ( Petty Officer) mess on board the United States ship St. Paul. He speaks to a 1st Class officer after the inspection.
United States Secretary of Navy Charles Thomas in Korea during the inspection of U.S. Navy 7th Fleet. United States R6D aircraft taxis along an airstrip after landing in Korea. Charles Thomas gets off the plane and is greeted by officers of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Secretary Thomas and a Commander stand next to the aircraft. Thomas with his hat on his heart. The officer salutes as honors are being rendered to Thomas. Three saluting batteries being fired to welcome Secretary Thomas at the air station.
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