Paratroopers of the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team are dropped by C-119 and C-46 aircraft of the 403rd Troop Carrier Wing onto a field near K-2 (Taegu), during the Korean War. The sky is filled with descending parachutes. Views from the ground as troopers land, gather their gear, and walk away. A second wave of troopers dropping from C-46 aircraft. Closeup of one trooper removing his flotation vest and helmet as he organizes his personal gear after landing.
C-119s and C-46s of the USAF 403rd Troop Carrier Wing fly paratroopers of the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team in a massive troop drop near K-2 (Taigu) Korea, during the Korean War. Mass of floating parachutes descends from sky as troops are dropped from C-119 aircraft. Views on ground as various troopers land and fold their chutes. A second wave of troopers is dropped from formation of C-46 aircraft.
2nd Battalion of 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepares for mission in Vietnam. Platoon leaders check maps and discuss plan of action. Soldiers color their faces with black paint. Platoon leader writes on a piece of paper. Soldier seated outside tent, smokes a cigarette. (Vietnam War period).
2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503 Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade (Sep) prepares for a mission. Soldiers use camouflage stick on each other's faces. They wait next to helicopters. Bell UH-1D and Bell UH-1B "Huey" helicopters take off from Bien Hoa Air Force Base, South Vietnam. Ground view of a line of UH-1B helicopters in flight. Point of view shot inside helicopter from just behind the cockpit of a "Huey" shows a number of other helicopters flying ahead. Helicopters fly above green fields. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade (Sep) on an operation in South Vietnam. Paratroopers advance through rice paddy fields and thick forest area. Officer speaks over radio phone on field. Next, soldiers are seen standing where they have popped a yellow smoke grenade to mark a landing zone.. More views of the troops making their way to the landing zone. Scene shifts to a group of Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopters approaching and landing in trail formation. The soldiers are dispatched in groups to board the choppers. After all are aboard, the helicopters take off in formation and depart. View from one of the helicopters as it is leaving. Soldiers are seen on the ground below. Glimpse of a helicopter pilot inside a cockpit. View of another helicopter flying above. View of helicopters flying in formation. Closeup of one flying nearby with door open.
2nd Battalion of 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team on mission in Vietnam. Soldiers walk towards airstrip and wait to board helicopters. UH-1D and Bell UH-1B Huey helicopters parked on airstrip at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. Helicopters take off. (Vietnam War period).
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