Pilot sits in cockpit of P-47 aircraft. Pilot's hand at the instrument panel, turning lens of GSAP (Gun Sight Aiming Point). Four positions of camera on P-47 shown. Camera in wheel well, in wing, behind pilot and under wing. Gun Shot Aiming Point in wing.
U.S. Marines of 1st Battalion, 26th Division, move through thick grass and climb up Hill 557, Khe Sanh, Vietnam. Arms include M-16 rifles and equipment includes PRC-25 back pack radio. U.S. Marines prepare a demolition charge of C-4 explosive, and insert fuse into the C-4 and place it along with other explosives at the base of a tree. Two Marines pull the pins on fuses of C-4, and smoke rises from the burning fuses. The resulting explosion destroys the tree. Marines return to the site with entrenching tool. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Marines setting up to refuel helicopters at a forward base in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. They connect hoses and begin to transfer fuel. But a hole in the hose causes a serious leak with fuel running onto the ground. View of empty fuel bladder laying flat on the ground. The Marines set up new refueling lines to a full bladder. They open valves and fuel two Marine Corps UH-1E Iroquois helicopters that arrive in quick succession. (Vietnam War period).
Men work on UH-1B helicopter at Soc Trang base in Vietnam. Cowling covers are removed and placed on the ground. Another man works on the engine of the helicopter. A man hands out mail during mail call. He goes through a mail. Crew members and officers stand near the helicopter and chat with each other. UH-1B helicopter lifts off from the base.
Instructors at the Combat Indoctrine Course of the 3rd Brigade of 1st Infantry division of the U.S. Army in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. Instructors wear a bush hat or a cowboy hat. Soldiers conduct a course on enemy mines and weapons. The instructor demonstrates various wooden weapons and cases. Soldiers talk to them and smile. Sign Combat Indoctrine Course on top of entrance of the base. (Vietnam War period).
Soldiers of the 85th Engr Fire Fighters Team, 1st Infantry Division in Lai Khe, South Vietnam. The soldiers rush out of their sleeping quarters and put on boots and fire helmets. The firemen board fire truck and drives off from the base. Sign board reads '85th Engr Det Fire Fighting'. A soldier wears fire fighter's helmet. (Vietnam War period).
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