A semi tractor truck drives into an open air munitions storage area at the U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. Numerous bombs are seen stacked behind bumker walls, and a flatbed truck trailer loaded with bombs is parked nearby. The airman driving the truck backs it up to the loaded trailer and hooks it up to his truck. Closeup of him making the necessry connections and then moving the trailer onto his truck and driving away. Next, a truckload of bombs is seen unloaded from a tractor trailer truck.
King Bhumibol is greeted by Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) and United States Airforce (USAF) Officers.The King inspects and talks to Thai military troops and USAF personnel. A group of dignitaries greet the King. A Thai military helicopter is seen in the background. Queen Sirikit standing with an umbrella talking to a group of nurses and civilians. Officer with video camera recording the event.
U.S. airborne troops training in hand-to-hand combat; scaling obstacles; crawling under barbed wire; and parachuting from C-130 aircraft. Paratoopers jump from aircraft and view of sky filled with parachutes and aircraft. Paratroopers landing on the frozen tundra in Alaska, and jumping from U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster aircraft, over the ice cap in Greenland. In February, 1956, U.S. Army paratroopers jump from Air Force C-119 aircraft during SEATO Operation "Firm Link," in Thailand. Civilians in Thailand watch the demonstrations, in which one of the paratroopers is forced to use his auxiliary chute when his main chute fails. Military General officers of Southeast Treaty Organization nations watch the demonstrations. U.S. Army airborne units practicing assault resupply techniques with NATO forces in Germany, supported by helicopters and light utility airplanes. Supplies being airdropped with parachutes to the resupply location. At Fort Bliss, Texas, a radio controlled drone plane equipped with a parachute (possibly a Radioplane OQ-14 or similar from slightly later generation), acts as a target for tank crews. When hit, the drone parachutes to earth. A different U.S. Army reconnaissance drone is launched from a catapult as a U.S. Army soldier stands nearby controlling its ascent with remote control joystick. Aerial footage shot by the drone is shown, revealing scenes on the ground useful to field commanders. The drone, with it's camera, returns to base and gently parachutes to be recovered.
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.
View of operations on DeLong Pier near Camp Vayama in Thailand. Munitions ship tied at pier. Thai contract personnel unloading crated Mk 82 bombs from the Munitions ship to trucks using cranes. Various views of crated bombs in ship. (Note: Opening slate indicates these munitions are destined for U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base.)
U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. Airmen near bomb bay of B-52 D aircraft. Airman looks at racks loaded with Mk 82 bombs to be loaded in bomb bay of aircraft B-52 D. Close view of airman and pre-loaded racks.
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