U.S. 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division operations at Phu Bai Combat Base near Hue, Vietnam. Aircraft taxis on runway at airport in Phu Bai. A jeep backs up. Vehicles travel on a road. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division operations at Phu Bai Combat Base near Hue, Vietnam. Jeeps travel on a road leading to airport at Phu Bai. Civilian and army vehicles move on the road. Entrance to Camp Holmes. Camp Holmes sign. (Vietnam War period).
C-119 Flying Boxcars and Douglas B-26 Invader aircraft, all bearing French markings, take off from a runway in Indochina. Copilot is seen in cockpit of one C-119, with map on a clipboard. (Note, unconfirmed: Copilot appears to be a U.S. military pilot) French paratroops drop from a C-119 over Dien Bien Phu. View from inside a C-119 as pallets of supplies are dropped from the open rear cargo door. Views from inside a B-26 in formation with others. Pilot adjusts throttles. A bomb is dropped. In cabin of a C-119, crew launches a pallet through open rear cargo door. The pallet appears to containin a set of three large bombs. Views of bombs exploding on the ground.
United States Army soldiers read letters during mail call and look out from Fire Support Base West at Que Son Valley in Vietnam. CH-47 Chinook in flight. CH-47 hovers over hilltop and flies off. Helicopter lands. Soldiers sit on sandbag bunkers. Position overlooks the Que Son Valley. UH-1 Iroquois starts to come down and flies off. Soldiers read letters from home while standing and sitting around bunkers. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 1st Special Forces base in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Entrance to the US-ARVN Special Forces training compound. A sign over the entrance reads 'Home of Detachment B 51'. Soldiers walk past military trucks parked at the motor pool. A sign on the shed reads 'Motor Pool'. Two ARVN soldiers fix a tire. A sign for 'Detachment B-51, 5th SFG (ABN) 1st SF' in front of the Orderly Room. A Vietnamese girl walks past the sign. An ARVN Special Forces instructor demonstrates hand to hand combat positions and maneuvers in a field. Trainees follow instructions and practice. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 1st Special Forces base in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. ARVN Special Forces trainees. An ARVN Special Forces instructor demonstrates hand to hand combat positions and maneuvers in a field. Trainees follow instructions and practice. Trainees observe as two students practice hand to hand combat maneuvers. The instructor and students demonstrate hand to hand combat. Trainees stand in a circle with arms spread out. The instructor guides and supervises. He removes his helmet and demonstrates. Trainees practice maneuvers lying on their backs on the ground. (Vietnam War period).
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