Seventh Fleet Operations in Vietnam. USS Mars (AFS-1) and USS Princeton (LPH-5) underway at sea. A destroyer moves away from USS Mars. Officers aboard USS Mars. Fuel hanging over side of USS Mars. The flight deck of the ship. Supplies coming over from USS Mars. The supplies come over a hi-line. Men stand on the mid deck area of the USS Mars. An FS-1 helicopter on the bow. Two men walk by in the foreground as a cargo net of supplies comes over the hi-line. Supplies come over on the hi-line to the USS Princeton for replenishment. The cargo net returns back to USS Mars. Men walk over the flight deck in the foreground.
Operation Jackstay in Vietnam. A pilot and a co-pilot seated in the cockpit of a helicopter. The helicopter in flight over a jungle. An aerial view of Mekong Delta region. Jungle area and tributaries in view. The helicopter in flight over water. Patrol Craft Fast vessels (PCFs or Swift Boats) in view. Starboard of an LSD (Landing Ship, Dock ). The helicopter flies towards the stern of the LSD. Landing of the helicopter executed by the pilot. The pilot and the co-pilot after the helicopter has set down on the deck. An aerial view of Mekong Delta. Wooded area and winding tributaries.
Operation Jackstay in Vietnam. The shoreline of the Dong Tran River. A PCF (Patrol Craft Fast or Swift Boat) in the background. A 50 caliber machine gun mounted on the stern of the craft. The bank of the river in view. An operator sits on an ammunition box in th background on the fantail. The operator of the machine gun sits near the gun and looks towards the shoreline. BMC (Chief Boatswain's Mate) C.P. Gernigan fires the 50 caliber machine gun. He swings the gun back to its normal position. The chief and one of the crew toss empty shells over the side. The shoreline in view.
Operation Game Warden in Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. USS Jennings County (LST-846) anchored in the river. Wake of the boat in the foreground. PBR (Patrol Boat River) pulls away from USS Jennings County. Sun sets. Elder Vietnamese man, women and children seen in the sampan. Old man starts his small outboard engine. Boat pulls off. PBR approaches. River bank in the foreground. PBR patrols on the river and approaches towards camera boat. Crew men on the deck.
Operation Game Warden in Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. Coxswain at the control of the PBR (Patrol River Boat). Trees seen on the river bank. Stern view of the PBR underway. The head of the machine gunner pops up from an opening. Machine gunner cocks the .50 Caliber Machine Gun. American flag on the boat. He leans on the after part of the M-60 Machine Gun. Head of a Vietnamese man. Man stands behind a Honeywell Mk 18 Mod 0 Grenade Launcher. Belts of the Grenades loaded into the launcher. M-60 Machine Gun and the ammunition belt seen. Buildings seen along the shoreline. Crewman stands by his M-60 Machine Gun. Man wearing flak jacket and helmet stands with a M-79 Grenade Launcher on board the PBR.
Operation Game Warden in Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. Water sprayed out of the propulsion water jets of the PBR (Patrol River Boat). Flags flying in the breeze on board the PBR. Crewman stands on board the PBR. Small radar dome in the background. Gunner stands by the gun on the bow of the boat. Two sampans move slowly in the river. PBR underway at a high speed. Vietnamese policeman stands next to M-60 Machine Gun on board the PBR. M-16 rifles secured against the bulkhead of the PBR. Coxswain at the control of the boat. Low flat terrain seen in the background. Control panel in the cabin of the boat. Gunner's hand leans against the machine gun.
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