Seventh Fleet Operations in Vietnam. A U.S. Marine Corps UH-34D helicopter in flight. A supply ship in the background. The flight deck of USS Princeton (LPH-5). Starboard bow of USS Seminole (AKA-104). The starboard beam of USS Seminole. An Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) underway in the far background. A shoreline in the background. A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter flies over the flight deck. Rotors of the helicopters in the foreground. Mountains in the background. Port beam of a ship underway. The UH-34D helicopter lands on the flight deck. High ranking officers debark from the helicopter. They are greeted by officers. They walk by several pallets of supplies. A UH-2A Seasprite helicopter in flight over the water. It lands aboard the USS Princeton. Supplies in the foreground. Men around a forklift. A man in a yellow shirt walks up to the side of the helicopter. The doors of the helicopter slide open. (Vietnam War period).
Seventh Fleet Operations in Vietnam. A U.S. Navy UH-2A Seasprite helicopter in view. A Swift Boat alongside the USS Princeton underway at a sea. A Coast Guard cutter alongside. A person is transferred from the Coast Guard cutter to the USS Princeton via the ship's crane. The Coast Guard cutter moves away from the USS Princeton. A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46A Sea Knight turns up in the background. A man in a yellow shirt gives a hand signals to the helicopter. The helicopter takes off from the flight deck and in flight over the water. The USS Leahy (DLG-16) underway. The CH-46A Sea Knight on the flight deck. Other ships of the task force underway in the background. The USS Monticello (LSD-35) underway in the background. An Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) underway. A stern in view of the supply ship. The LPD takes a turn and leaves the supply ship. A destroyer ship underway. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Gun crews firing howitzer, in Vietnam. CH-47 helicopter lands and discharges U.S. Army soldiers, who engage enemy in battle. Several UH-1 (Huey) helicopters land and discharge U.S. troops. Army personnel helping Vietnamese build a new school room, as many Vietnamese children look on. Searching for Viet Cong from helicoptors, flying over jungle canopy. A UH-1B, helicopter, equipped with a "personnel detector." Transmitters placed on free-ranging dogs, in hostile areas, to detect enemy. (Vietnam War period).
Railroad ambush detector in Vietnam.precedes the train and senses any tampering with the track. Spotlight equipped helicopters, called "fireflies." expose night activities of the enemy to gun ships. Large group of UH-1 helicopters in flight. A CH-47, heavy lift helicopter transporting artillery and supplies. U.S. Army AH-1Huey Cobra, firing rockets and gatling miniguns. Cayuse OH-6 observation helicopter in flight. (Vietnam War period).
Riverine warfare in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. U.S. Riverine Afloat Force consisting of one Brigade of the Army's Ninth Division, and the U.S. Navy's River Flotilla One, supported by special Navy ships. Seen are: Barracks ship; Armored and armed transport ship, with river vessels alongside and helicopter landing on deck. An armor-plated and armed 60-foot "Monitor" river craft underway and firing from its gun turret. U.S. soldiers firing a howitzer on board a barge. An F-100 Supersabre tactical jet fighter aircraft flies over river and drops ordnance on riverbank. American troops make amphibious assault on riverbank. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Air Force Air cargo terminal at Travis Air Force Base, California. High priority (Red Ball Express) cargo is loaded onto a Boeing 707 aircraft for delivery to Vietnam. Upon arrival it is sorted for immediate delivery. Computer room of the 14th Inventory Control Center, featuring reel-to-reel tape decks and Hollerith punch card equipment. Aerial views of numerous medical facilities of the Army Medical Service, in Vietnam. A UH-1 Huey medical evacuation helicopter lands and wounded soldiers, on stretchers, are placed aboard, and flown to medical facilities for treatment. Inside an Air Ambulance helicopter, a personnel hoist, upon which a stretcher can be placed, is lowered to the ground. Also shown, is a search and rescue "jungle penetrator" that facilitates rescue of a downed pilot or other person from dense jungle where landing is impossible. The pilot is shown attached to hoist connected to helicopter.
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