U.S. Air Force (USAF) Combat Control Team at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The shadow of a U.S. soldier. Soldiers holding guns and other equipment advance forward. Two orange banners tied on poles. A jeep moves on a road in the background. A U.S. soldier with a radio antenna on his back. The soldiers cross an airfield. They gather around a burnt area at the airfield. A close up of a U.S. soldier. A soldier speaks over a radio. An aircraft in flight and drops bombs. Smoke rises due to the bombardment.
Air-to-air views of a CH-54 flying Crane helicopter,of the U.S. Army 160th Combat Aviation Group, with a 155mm howitzer suspended underneath, approaching 101st Airborne Division Fire Support Base (FSB), Whip, during the Vietnam War. Troops on the base release purple smoke. The CH-54 settles the howitzer on the ground and flies away. Views of the FSB from the accompanying camera helicopter, as it flies away.
Several U.S. F4 pilots of the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Air Base, Thailand, are debriefed following a mission over Vietnam. A board on a wall in the background. Major Williams debriefs pilots seated at a table. A pilot fills out mission re-cap form. A group pf pilots at another mission briefing. Major Williams conducts the briefing. He points at various maps and charts. View of the unit patch on podium, displaying head of the devil and reads "433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, The Devil's Angels." Most of the pilots in the squadron have mustaches. (Vietnam War period).
Air strike on Viet Cong positions in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of a wooded area housing a Viet Cong training camp. A large column of smoke rises from the area as napalm and GP (General Purpose) bombs explode. Explosions occur in the woods and smoke rises. Four U.S. Air Force A-1E Skyraider aircraft in flight with empty wing racks. A pilot in a cockpit of an aircraft in the foreground. Four A-1E aircraft peel off. The aircraft approach the Bein Hoa Air Base. The aircraft land at the air base.
Vietnam tour by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard . U.S. Vice Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Comnavforces, Vietnam talks with Captain Faulk of the U.S. Navy. They await the arrival of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard at Binh Thuy Air Base. Rear Admiral W. R. Flanagan, Deputy Commander Naval Forces, Republic of Vietnam talks with Commodore Tran Van Chon, Chief of Naval Operations,Vietnamese Navy. Rear Admiral W R Flanagan in military clothes. Aide of Commodore Chon stands in the background. W. R. Flanagan, Commodore Chon and an unidentified Republic of Vietnam officer stand. Commodore Chon chats with Captain Faulk, W. R. Flanagan and Elmo Russell Zumwalt while waiting for Mr. Packard. David Packard arrives. He gets off a car. The welcoming committee moves towards the car to greet Mr Packard. Zumwalt, Chon and others welcomes Mr Packard. An unidentified man shakes hands with Mr Packard in the foreground. Aircraft parked in the background. Republic of Vietnam police in a jeep. A motorcade prepares to start up.
Vietnamese Major General Minh addressing the crowd at turnover of Soc Trang base from U.S. Army to VNAF. Other VIP's listening including General Abrams and Genearal Clay. Secretary of Air Force, Robert C. Seamans speaking at the microphone. Reporters and cameramen seen. All VIP's in attention position during National anthem performed by VNAF Band. Dr. Seamans and other VIP's leaving. (Vietnam War period).
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