UC-123Bs of the U.S. Air Force 12th Air Commando Squadron (Ranch Hand) spraying defoliant Agent Orange, during Operation Tired Bill in Vietnam. UC-123Bs in flight over mountains and forests and then.descending in trail to target area. Ten UC-123Bs flying wing-to-wing in two waves, spraying defoliant agent orange over a ten mile strip between Con Thien and Gia Linh. An F4C can be seen briefly, high in distance, flying cover for the operation. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. USAF personnel in Vietnam. An airman near a lookout tower. A hut, tent and bed nearby. A loud speaker fixed on a height. Sandbags near the tent. A danger sign on a barbed wire fence reads 'Cam Vao Bai Min Nguy Hiem - Mine Field Keep Out'. Hay along the wire fence. Sheds, a check post and a lookout tower around the field. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. A USAF Base in Vietnam. An airman stands guard near sand bags on the air strip. U.S. aircraft parked in the background. Equipment and trolleys around the airplane. Enclosures on either side of the airstrip. The guard on duty with aircraft parked in the background. Aircraft with the cockpit hoods open. Airmen in a sandbag enclosure at a check post. A military jeep approaches, halts and passes. The guards with a rifle and a machine gun. A military jeep halts, the guards give the driver directions and the jeep moves on. The guards with their weapons. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. A USAF Base in Vietnam. U.S. Air Force AP (Air Policeman) stands guard outside the check post cabin near the dining hall. Airmen emerge from the dining hall. The AP talks to an airman's and checks the accompanying civilian's identification. A Dodge truck passes by. A USAF airman with a German Shepherd on a leash. They walk along a barb wire fence on the roadside. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. A USAF Base in Vietnam. A sandbag enclosure behind a barb wire fence. Aircraft parked on an airstrip in the background. A military jeep approaches and halts at the post. The jeep moves onto the next post. The guard with a rifle. The officer driving the jeep talks to the guard and points in the direction to his left. The guard in a helmet keeps a watch. Barb wire fence. USAF personnel in a military jeep. A Staff Sergeant drives, while an airman on the passenger seat mans a machine gun. An airman climbs up a lookout tower. An aircraft flies overhead. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. A USAF Base in Vietnam. An air strip at the base. Area surrounding the air base. U.S. aircraft parked on the airstrip. Planes taxi on the runway. Traffic moves along a road. Sheds and barracks in the compound. The city in the background. Vehicles parked in the compound. Numerous barracks at the base. A water tank amidst the barracks. (Vietnam War period).
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