View of muddy river from a Command and Communications boat of the Mobile Riverine Force (9th Infantry Division) moving in the Song Ba Lai - West region in Vietnam. As it rounds a bend in the river, several other boats from the unit are seen ahead including Armored Troop Carriers and monitors underway. One monitor, maneuvers close to shore past the camera boat. it is followed by two Armored Troop Carriers. Change of scene, shows another Command and Communications boat passing the camera boat in the opposite direction.
United States soldiers of Mobile Riverine Force (9th Infantry Division) in Vietnam. Assault Support Patrol Boat ASPB A-112-3 and A-112-6 underway in a river. Soldiers aboard the "Brown Water Navy" ASPB boats. A Command Control Boat (CCB) goes by on the river. Close up view of 40 mm gun mounted in turret of a Monitor. The 40 mm gun of the Monitor as it fires at Viet Cong bunker positions along the shore. Smoke rises up and explosions seen along the bank of the river. The Monitor heads up the river. Views of the Monitor starboard side and the gun turret after it pulls up to shore.
(Clip opens with a brief view of a "color girl" or "china girl" for color television calibration.) Military and commercial aircraft land and take off from Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. An F-4E Phantom takes off from the runway. A Volpar Beechcraft Model 18 takes off. A C-130A Hercules and an O-2A Skymaster land and taxi on the runway. OV-10A Bronco, T-39A Sabreliner and O-1E Bird Dog take off from the Da Nang Air Base runway. C-123K Provider taxis on landing.
Military and commercial aircraft operating at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. Four McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II's taxi towards the runway and take off in succession. American World Airways Boeing 707, O-2A Skymaster, and C-123 Provider take off from the runway. TA-4F takes off .
Beginning slate identifies 1st Aviation Brigade and Long Binh. U.S Army ground crew refuels an Army Beechcraft U-21 Ute aircraft from a fuel truck. The aircraft's wing lowers as the fuel fills a wing tank. Control Tower is seen in background. Ground crewman stands fireguard as number one engine is started while the entrance steps are still in down position. After steps are raised and both engines running, the airplane taxis out for takeoff. View of the aircraft on takeoff roll in distance. (Vietnam War period).
Vehicles loaded and unloaded from the U.S. Navy USS Meeker County (LST -980) in Da Nang, Vietnam. View of a port bow. The U.S. Navy USS Meeker County (LST -980) at the bridge ramp at Da Nang. An Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) moves over the ramp to be loaded aboard the Landing Ship Tank (LST). The supplies to be loaded on the Landing Ship Tank (LST). Three personnel seated on the Armored Personnel Carrier being loaded into Landing Ship Tank (LST). A civilian truck in foreground. The side of the truck reads 'Da Nang'. The rear section of the Armored Personnel Carrier loaded into the Landing Ship Tank (LST). The Armored Personnel Carrier on ramp. A monkey on a man's shoulder. Men sit on top of the personnel carrier. A heavy duty forklift passes. The APC moves on ramp. A man directs APC as it backs onto the ramp. The driver seen in hatch. The personnel on ramp. Medium tanks parked ready to be loaded. A U.S. Navy Lieutenant in flak jacket and visor cap stand on the loading ramp. The APC offloading from ship. The crewmen on bow of ship observe the offloading operation. Threads of APC as it offloads from LST. Picture of a roadrunner painted on the side of the personnel carrier. The personnel carrier offloads from LST.
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