173rd Assault Helicopter Company (Robin Hoods) prepares for patrol over the jungles in Lai Khe, south Vietnam. Pilots inside the cockpit checks controls inside it. Insignia of cap and fir of Robin Hood on its nose. Controls inside the cockpit. Engine started by the pilots and fan rotates. Crew viewing map. Helicopter flies low over ground. Insignia of shark jaws on the nose of the helicopter.
173rd Assault Helicopter Company (Robin Hoods) prepares for patrol over the jungles in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. Pilots inside the cockpit checks controls inside it. Insignia of shark jaws on the nose of the helicopter. Other helicopters lined near the tents by the side of mud ground. Small fire on ground burning adjacent to a helicopter. Background audio includes wild track sounds of the unit's squad radio communications between pilots and command.
A signboard '605th Transportation Company (ADS) Headquarters' and the names of commanding officer and first sergeant written below it. A soldiers in black cap stands near a signboard written 'Airborne, 11th Aviation Bn Pathfinder Det'. The black cap adopted by men of this battalion. Two soldiers at an airbase wearing black caps check sling riggings on 105 mm Howitzer waiting to be airlifted. Soldier fastens strap belts of material to be airlifted. Soldiers in black caps stand and discuss with helicopter pilots. A wireless telephone set at the back of a soldier. A helicopter gets ready for an airlift. (Vietnam War period).
Opening scene shows closeup of a member of the U.S. Army First Infantry Division Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol unit (LRRP) wearing a black beret with parachutist's badge. In background,LRRP members watch as an instructor demonstrates how to field strip a Soviet AK-47 assault rifle. Scene shifts to viewpoint of soldiers watching the instructor. Tents are seen in the background. Closeups of instructor show master parachutist badge on his black beret. Scene shifts again to a large sign containing a large painted logo with a picture of a Vietcong in the center, surrounded by images of black berets. The combat infantryman badge is shown at the top and 1st Infantry Division and MACV recondo badges appear at opposite sides of the sign. (Note: LRRP Units were Airborne, Special Forces. The LRRP Unit of the 1st Infantry Division, shown in these scenes, on January 1st, was, at that time, designated: Company F of the 52nd Infantry Regiment.) (Vietnam War period).
An aircraft flies over tress as it prepares to land at Tom le Chom airstrip in Vietnam. Broken branches of trees lie on the ground as the plane approaches the airstrip. Plane lands using at an airstrip filled with water puddles and runs over it.
The ship's band plays during underway replenishment (unrep) of USS Constellation (CVA-64) by USS Pollux (AKS-4) at Yankee Station, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. A crewman in dungarees directs the band. Brass drum with a picture painted on the side. Band members play their musical instruments. Band made of various crewmen on the ship. USS Pollux in view. Tail of an aircraft. The musicians view the sheet music in front of them while playing.