Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Paul McConnell visits Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. Staff cars pull into the parking area of 483rd TAF (Tactical Airlift Wing). General and staff come out of the cars and head towards a building. General McConell walks down C-7A ramp. Crew members salute and shake hands with him. General McConell walks towards T-39A and boards the aircraft. He speaks with Vice Commander of Aerospace Defense Command, Major General Royal N Baker. (Vietnam War period).
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Paul McConnell visits Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. General McConell, Commander of the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division Major General Garland and Vice Commander of Aerospace Defense Command Lieutenant General Royal N Baker disembark from T-39A aircraft. They are greeted by Commander of 12th Tactical Fighter Wing Colonel F White. The Officers depart in staff cars for base tour. (Vietnam War period).
United States Congressmen including Senator Edward Kennedy visit refugee camps in South Vietnam. Edward Kennedy talking to the South Vietnamese. South Vietnamese refugees and youth gathered to watch the visitors. Banners hang in the air. Native children wave the United States flags. Boxes of supply and aid from the United States. A center at Hoakhanh near Danang Military Base shelters civilians driven away from their homes by Vietcong. (Vietnam War period).
Recreational activities at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. Airmen play basketball. They shoot the ball through baskets on the basketball court. The board outside the building reads 'American Red Cross recreational center'.
United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam to guard the area around Danang Air Base. The U.S. Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 7th Fleet land on a beach in South Vietnam. Ships advance towards the beach. Vietnamese soldiers stand on the beach with a rifle. An LVTP-5 (Landing Vehicle Tracked) rolls onto the beach. U.S. Marines run on the beach. An LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized ) comes on the shore. The LVTP-5 driven on the beach. Marines run across the beach. Several marines lay against an embankment. Other marines stand on the beach. (Vietnam War period).
South Korean troops help in construction in South Vietnam. They construct several buildings for refugees. Refugee center building in Vietnam. Vietnamese men eat food at the food center for refugees. Vietnamese children get medical aid at sick bay for refugees. Women train in sewing schools. Vietnamese people attend typing classes. Men attend instruction classes. Boys in a karate school. Korean troops on patrol. (Vietnam War period).
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