Airman on top of checking control box of Matador missile at Wheelus air base in Tripoli, Libya. Airman checking testing apparatus. Three airmen checking control box on top of Matador, one airman is giving hand signals. Two airmen checking electrical system on Matador which is on zero length launching platform.
Man kneeling on ground directing truck which is pulling the zero length launcher onto hardstand at Wheelus air base in Tripoli, Libya. Large mobile truck crane backing up to Matador missile on launching platform. Tying of crane hook to wing of Matador. Then it is lowered to ground. Cover is taken off wing. Then cable is attached to wing so it can be lifted. Wing lifts up by cable attached to hook on crane. Then wing is placed in position. Airman fastens wing on fuselage. The crane operator.
Airman checking testing apparatus for Matador missile at Wheelus air base in Tripoli, Libya. Airman checking control box for control of Matador. Airman guiding a JATO (Jet-fuel Assisted Take Off) bottle into position at rear of Matador. Officer behind the row of sandbags on desert, talking into microphone. Officers speaks into microphone. Another officer looking on. Matador on zero length launching platform. Personnel working around and on the Matador.
Matador missile on the launching platform at Wheelus air base in Tripoli, Libya. Nose of the missile raised and ready for launching. JATO bottle blasts and Matador takes off. Blast creates a large cloud of sand and smoke comes out. Matador on zero length launching platform.
Assembled Matador on zero length launching platform on flat bed trailer at Wheelus air base in Tripoli, Libya. Matador is being raised into launching position. Hydraulic arms on front of launching platform. Raising nose of missile into launching position. Matador taking off from zero length launching platform. Booster burns out and falls away from the Matador missile. Captain at microphone pushing down on control buttons on Matador missile control box. Matador missile on zero length launching platform on flat bed trailer. Personnel and vehicles around the missile.
U.S. Marine packs objects in plastic bag, Daila Pass Combat Base, Vietnam. He packs M-16 rifles and other equipment. Marine seated on ground reads magazine. Another Marine sleeps near packs in the background. Marine seated on ground uses towel to clean portion of his M-16 rifle. Other Marines seated near the packs and road in the background. Marine plots a map lying on the ground. Another Marine sits on ground holding phone of radio to his ear. Other Marines lye on ground and take break in the background. Writing numbers on map. CH-46A helicopter fly low over grass field while coming in for landing. Marines disembark CH-46. Marines accompany Viet women and children across grass field. Marine looks through sight of 81mm mortar while motioning with his hand during sighting of mortar. Another Marine drives stake into the background. (Vietnam War period).
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