Operation Seafloat in the Cua Lon River,Vietnam. Armed Vietnamese personnel board PCFs (Patrol Craft Fast, also called Swift Boats) along side a barge. A gun mounted aboard a PCF. Men on the PCF. A USN (United States Navy) man in a flak jacket and helmet works inside the cabin of the vessel. A barge personnel on deck works with weapons. Vietnamese soldiers clean and oil M-16 rifles on the PCF. American personnel with M-16 rifles. A U.S. flag seen fluttering in the background. Heavy foliage on the riverbank as seen during a fire fight. Vietnamese soldiers move into heavy brush. An RVN (Republic of Vietnam) personnel moves out of a cabin on the river craft. Armed PCF moves slowly up the river. River craft at bank of the river. Other crafts seen. A part of the bow of the PCF in the river appears to have been shot away. (Vietnam War period).
A feature film about PBR (Patrol Boat River) at Binh Thuy Air Base, Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. A machine gunner aboard a PBR stands by his machine gun. The gun trained out over water. The PBR runs down a canal. The PBR underway in the wake of camera boats. The machine gun in the foreground. A U.S. Army UH-1B Seawolf helicopter in flight. A crewman in a helmet and a flak jacket. He smokes a cigarette on the inboard of the boat. He speaks into a communication microphone. A crewman stands by a machine gun on the stern of the boat. The gunner stands in the background. Hands of a man on a wheel. The gunner fires the machine gun. Viet Cong on shore area fire back. (Vietnam War period).
A feature film about PBR (Patrol Boat River) at Binh Thuy Air Base, Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam, in Vietnam War. A PBR underway at a high speed. Firing from the bank of the river. A machine gunner aboard the PBR. Firing at the shoreline. A crewman fires an M-79 Grenade Launcher. Water off the port side of the PBR. Heavy jungle growth at the riverbank. The deck of the PBR off the starboard bow area. The machine gunner behind the gun. The ammo belt of the gun protrudes over the starboard bow. A gunner fires an M-60 machine gun. A crewman drinks from a small C-ration can. The stern of the PBR. A .50 caliber machine gun is fired off towards the starboard side. A bucket of ammo is loaded in the gun. The gun is cocked and rechecked. Tracers and smoke heads towards the heavy jungle. A crewman fires the M-60 machine gun. The last of the belt is used up. The crewman quickly loads another belt of ammo into the machine gun. Other works with a clip.
Activities of the U.S. Navy Coastal Division aboard Swift Boats in Vietnam. A soldier on the Swift Boat checks the identification of personnel of fishing boats. One man picks up an M-16 Rifle. Another man looks through some papers in a plastic bag. Boat at a high speed run. Swift Boat tied up to the Mother Ship. Interior view of the quarters of a Swift Boat. Flags fly from the stern of a boat. Swift Boat moves out in the bay in background. Stern view of a LCM (Mike Boat) and Swift Boat underway. Hilly terrain seen beyond the bay. Starboard quarter view of PCF (Patrol Craft Fast) or Swift Boat docks at pier. (Vietnam War period).
Activities of the U.S. Navy Coastal Division aboard a Swift Boat during the Vietnam War. A Swift Boat leaves the pier. Scenes of Coastal Group 26 docking area. Boat approaches. Republic of Vietnam Navy Liaison Petty Officer walks over the pier. He boards the swift Boat. Swift Boat leaves the pier. Lieutenant Henry L Hodges helps the Petty Officer aboard. Mountain covered with trees in the background. American flag on the deck of the boat. Port quarter view of the PCF (Portal Craft Fast) or Swift Boat. Swift Boats tied up to the causeway. Sun setts over the hills. Barbed wires on the beach area. Dog approaches and walks across the beach.
Officers aboard Quiet Fast Boats during a patrol in the Bassac River, Vietnam. An M-60 machine gun in the foreground. U.S. Lieutenant Lemon and Lieutenant Riedel man their M-60 machine gun in the stern section of the QFB ( Quiet Fast Boats). Heavy foliage along the riverbank. One of the officers takes a paddle from the boat and puts it over the side. Chief Petty Officer Briggs is the coxswain of the boat. Lieutenant Lemon and Lieutenant Riedel man their M-60 machine gun in the background. Soldier fires a Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher. Closeup view of the Mk 18 grenade launcher as it is fired. African American soldier pours river water on engines. Helicopters in flight overhead. (Vietnam War period).
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