While driving a K Loader, a USAF Airman with the U.S. Air Force 6th Aerial port Squadron, at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, describes offloading of C-5 aircraft and transfer of cargoes to C-141 and C-130 aircraft for further distribution to war zone units in Vietnam. (Vietnam War period).
Interview of U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Joseph M Valenti, Commander of 618th Military Airlift Support Squadron about the impact of C-5 in South East Asia, conducted at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. The Colonel starts to answer a question and fluffs his line. He contrasts the short time airlift takes to deliver to a war zone, with that required by surface shipping in the past. Colonel Valenti discusses the difficulties of operating with personnel who are on one-year tours of duty in a war zone. He stresses training as the key to successful operations. In his discourse, Valenti fluffs his lines several times, and asks if they should continue with the filmed interview (which they do).
K-loader behind C-5A, and moving to rear of aircraft at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. Some officers stand at Air Base. Thais and U.S. Airmen, of 6th Aerial Port Squadron, pushing cargo pallets and jet engines on dollies from C-5A across K-loader and onto trailer. Men pulling cargo.
C-5 showing Thais and airmen pushing cargo pallets and jet engines on dollies from aircraft, across K-loader and onto trailer.
View of military helicopter in the sky. 56th Special Operations Wing personnel train Royal Laotian Air Force personnel. United States Air Force instructor uses map and compass to train Laotian student and forward air control techniques on mountainside above target range. Laotian student talking on radio hand set. T-28 bomber maneuver over valley and fire rockets. Rockets explode on target range in forested valley.
United States Air Force aircraft T-28 drops Mk 81 bombs in the valley. Pair of T-28s makes rocket attacks on the target area of the forest.