Crew of a U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) aerial refueling KC-135 tanker aircraft stand on a stage. They stand at attention as a Lieutenant Colonel at a podium reads the citation accompanying their award , in recognition of a unique refueling mission they performed during the Vietnam War. The crew members are Major John H. Casteel, Aircraft Commander; Captain Richard L. Trail, Pilot; Captain Dean L. Hoar, Navigator; and Master Sergeant Nathan C. Campbell, Boom Operator. During Operation "Daisy Chain," they performed the first ever three-level aerial refueling operation that saved six carrier-based U.S. Navy aircraft critically low on fuel, over the Gulf of Tonkin. Each crew member is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by SAC Commander in Chief. General Joseph J. Nazzaro. Closeup of the medal on Sergeant Campbell.
Training film "Physical fitness U.S. Army." Shirtless U.S. Army soldiers jogging together in a tight column, toward a moving camera position. Soldiers conducting armed maneuvers during combat training at an American base, including running and crawling as they advance. American soldiers do push ups during training in United States. Series of scenes shows soldiers conducting maneuvers in the field, followed by soldiers conducting similar training exercises to build strenthy, agility, and endurance for conducting those maneuvers. Emphasizes the importance of physical fitness for soldiers. Simulated combat scenes, soldiers fire rifles and soldiers undergo physical training. Views of radar dishes and antennae representing new technology, while narrator stresses that physical fitness is still vital. Soldiers in M47 Patton tanks conduct live firing exercises and maneuvers during training.
Popular Forces troops in uniform approach the street in South Vietnam. The troops march to eat with mess kits in their hands. They sing while marching. A white square stone monument which reads 'To Quoc' at Chan Tho base area. (Vietnam War period).
Korean instructor with Popular Forces troops during a karate class at Chan Tho Training base in South Vietnam. Students jab in air with hands. Class advances step by step. Korean instructor calls a command to the class. Class fights using karate techniques in pairs. A student smashes a thick stack of slates kept in front of him. A man stands at attention and salutes. A student fails to break two bricks kept in front of him. The bricks later broken. A man smashes two bricks. Clenched fists of a student. A student straddled on the shoulders of other student. He holds out a curved piece of slate. Another student gives a high kick to kick it out of his hands. Two students fight using karate techniques. (Vietnam War period).
United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVS-18) enters Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea. The ship enters the Roosevelt Roads Harbor. Starboard beam of the ship in view. Smoke rises up from the smokestack. The USS Wasp (CVS-18) approaches the pier. A crane booms in foreground. A group of officers stands on the pier. A sign reads 'Bow Here'. USS Wasp (CVS-18) in background. View of tug boats off the port side. Men stand at quarters in various parts of the ship. Damage to the starboard side. The deck-edge elevator in view. Damaged fuel line and catwalk side of the ship. The edge of the number two elevator is damaged. Boat crane support is damaged. The base of the crane is damaged. Damaged parts hanging from the ship. Life nets of the damaged elevator hanging.
U.S. Air Force Air cargo terminal at Travis Air Force Base, California. High priority (Red Ball Express) cargo is loaded onto a Boeing 707 aircraft for delivery to Vietnam. Upon arrival it is sorted for immediate delivery. Computer room of the 14th Inventory Control Center, featuring reel-to-reel tape decks and Hollerith punch card equipment. Aerial views of numerous medical facilities of the Army Medical Service, in Vietnam. A UH-1 Huey medical evacuation helicopter lands and wounded soldiers, on stretchers, are placed aboard, and flown to medical facilities for treatment. Inside an Air Ambulance helicopter, a personnel hoist, upon which a stretcher can be placed, is lowered to the ground. Also shown, is a search and rescue "jungle penetrator" that facilitates rescue of a downed pilot or other person from dense jungle where landing is impossible. The pilot is shown attached to hoist connected to helicopter.
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