Operation Game Warden in Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. Water sprayed out of the propulsion water jets of the PBR (Patrol River Boat). Flags flying in the breeze on board the PBR. Crewman stands on board the PBR. Small radar dome in the background. Gunner stands by the gun on the bow of the boat. Two sampans move slowly in the river. PBR underway at a high speed. Vietnamese policeman stands next to M-60 Machine Gun on board the PBR. M-16 rifles secured against the bulkhead of the PBR. Coxswain at the control of the boat. Low flat terrain seen in the background. Control panel in the cabin of the boat. Gunner's hand leans against the machine gun.
Swift Boat, P.C.F Division 101 in An Thoi,Republic of Vietnam. Swift Boats nested in An Thoi. Large bay in the background. Boat 11 at departing side of boat 10. Boat 11 moves off. Boat 10 at causeway in the foreground. Crewmen aboard boat 10. Swift Boats 11 and 12 in far background en route back to causeway. Boat 12 tying up to causeway. Boat 11 returns to causeway. Man in foreground stands by to tend the lines. Another man jumps aboard one of the boats and throw a line to man on causeway. Boat 11 secured to the causeway. Several men in background. Starboard side of boat 12 backing out into the harbor leaving causeway.
Activities aboard PBRs during Operation Game Warden in Vietnam. A crewman fires an M-60 machine gun aboard a PBR (Patrol Boat River). A stern view of the PBR underway. A crewman fires a .50 caliber machine gun towards a river shoreline. A bucket of ammunition seen during the firing. A belt of ammunition moves through the gun. Hits and splashes are made along the shoreline.
Activities aboard USS Harnett County during Operation Game Warden in Vietnam. A hook is lowered to the PBR (Patrol Boat River) alongside. Crewmen hook up a sling to the hook to lift the boat out of the water. The PBR lifted out of the water. Crew disembarks from the PBR at a rail. A man holds onto a line leading up to a crane hook. A man gives hand signals on the deck. Port quarter of the PBR seen. The boat is lifted higher in the air. A crane operator looks towards the PBR as it swings on over the deck. A man controls the crane. Bow view of the PBR nested on the deck of USS Harnett County. A man holds on to guide lines as the boat is lowered further. The crane operator moves the control lever and the controls. The PBR in a large opening on the tank deck area of the ship. Some men in the foreground. A crane hook lifts up and out of the hold.
Activities aboard PBRs ( Patrol Boat River ) during Operation Giant Sling Shot in Vietnam. An air boat moves back into a base camp during the evening. The air boat underway. PBRs at a pier at the base camp. Crewmen stand near the boats. Bow view of a PBR making its approach. Port bow view of the PBR moving up to a river bank. Grasslands seen alongside the riverbank. A PBR heads out for a patrol.
Activities aboard PBRs (Patrol Boat River) during Operation Giant Sling Shot in Vietnam. A PBR stops long enough to blow up bunkers along a riverbank. A crewman aboard the PBR. The boat in the Vam Co Long river. Trees alongside the riverbank. A sampan along the port side for inspection. A stern view of the PBR and the sampan. The PBR heads up the river. Several of the Ssmpans secured to the PBR for search. Vietnamese aboard the sampans. The sampans around the starboard quarter. Vietnamese policeman searches one of the sampans.