Airlift of U.S. 82nd Airborne troops by Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Tactical (TAC) aircraft from Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina, United States to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. An airborne Military Policeman talks to paratroopers. Troops stand with their luggage on the air base. A soldier looks skywards. The troops unload baggages from a truck. A Military Policeman talks to the troops in the foreground. Insignia of Airborne Military Police on the arm of a man. The troops board United States Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules.
Airlift of U.S. 82nd Airborne troops by Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Tactical (TAC) aircraft from Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina, United States. United States Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules parked on a taxiway as seen from door of an aircraft taking off. Paratroopers rest aboard the aircraft during flight. A paratrooper looks out from a window of the aircraft. Aerial view of an aircraft carrier at sea and an airstrip as seen from the aircraft in flight. The back of the pilot at the controls. The aircraft taxis and lands. Troops and military trucks on an air base. View of a runway as the aircraft taxis
U.S. Air Force pilot, FAC (Forward Air Controller) imbedded with U.S. Army unit, directs air strikes from a forward position on the ground in Vietnam War. Another FAC Pilot in cockpit of an O-1 Bird Dog aircraft in flight over Vietnam. F-100 Supersaber fighter defending a U.S. and Montagnard outpost in Vietnam, under assault by North Vietnamese troops. Loose formation of Douglas Skyraider aircraft in flight. U.S. tactical fighters strafe the assaulting North Vietnamese ground targets only 40 yards from friendly forces .RF-4 reconnaissance aircraft taking off and views from cockpit. RF-4 returns and parks. RF-4 camera and equipment. View inside cockpit of RF-4. Soldier records intelligence information gleaned from reconnaissance mission. Men in photo interpretation control room viewing aerial photographs from panoramic, oblique, vertical and radar cameras. Major General William B. Rosson, Chief of Staff to General William Westmoreland, in Vietnam. Intelligence Officer briefs commanders, using a chart. Tactical Airlift C-130s in flight and dropping paratroops. Sky filled with descending parachutes. Paratroopers land. Heavy equipment being pulled by parachutes from rear of C-130, in flight. Pilots in cockpit of C-130 making an assault landing. C-130s landing on rough dirt strip, using short field landing techniques.Troops and vehicles rush out of plane while its engines are still running. Troops march in field.
A U.S. Air Force aircraft drops shell casings during bombing of target areas in Vietnam War in Vietnam. Shell casings goes by during strafing runs by a U.S. Air Force A-1E aircraft piloted by Captain Chipdo, over target areas in Vietnam.
View of Ubon Airport Terminal. Airplane T-30A taxis in. Lieutenant General James W. Wilson emerges from T-30A. He is greeted by Major General Charles R. Bond and other staff officers. Close view of a three-star ID plate on front of the car. General Wilson and others get into car and car is driven away. All the officers reach Base theater in car. NCOs can be seen standing as General Wilson and General Bond enter. General Wilson and General bond walks out of theater and depart by car.
French Union Para-troopers attack the outer ring of Communists besieging Dien Bien Phu in a new measure to relieve pressure on the isolated garrison during Operation Castor. Troops move ahead through fields. A map shows the area of battle. French Para-troopers jump from planes and ascend. Troops advance amidst machine gun and mortar fire. A soldier in position on the ground shoots. Smoke from firing and explosions. Soldiers fire from behind barricades. Soldiers discuss a map. View of the conflict area. Airplanes in the sky.
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