Arrival of U.S. Army 104th Infantry Division soldiers home to the United States at the end of their deployment in Europe during World War 2. Happy U.S. Army troops smile as they leave ship pier with transport duffel bags and boarding a waiting railroad train. Close-up views of Timberwolf patches on shoulder of uniforms. Transport ship docking at pier. Large sign on side of transport reads "104th Timberwolves" (the U.S. Army 104th Infantry Division) and troops seen aboard transport ship. Major General Allen (Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr.) comes down gangplank. General is greeted by his wife (Mary Frances Robinson Allen) and teenage son (Terry Allen Jr., who, later, as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army, was killed during the Vietnam War Battle of Ong Thanh in 1967). Troops with bags walk up stairs. (World War II period)
Activities at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. United States Air Force and Thai personnel inside the control tower at the air force base. A Thai personnel looks through binoculars. A U.S. KC-135 A aircraft taxis past the control tower to a flight line parking. Men in the control tower speak over the phone. KC-135 A aircraft lined up in the background as vehicles move about on the base. The tail section of a KC-135 aircraft in the foreground. Other aircraft lined up in the background. Troops get off the KC-135 A aircraft and carry their baggage along.
Cars move on a highway in United States. A red 1967 Ford Country Squire station wagon car drifting. Automobile accident scene where a car hits a breakaway pole along Interstate Highway. Various safety features of modern highway illustrated including grooved pavement; breakaway light poles; Jersey bounce and bridge designs to keep car on the road; wide shoulders; emergency call boxes. An animation shows a car getting on the base of the side wall along the highway and back on the road. A man drives his car on the paved area along the highway and stops by a pole with a sign that reads ' Call Box' he makes a phone call. Image of cars on the highway in the side mirror of a car.
F-4 pilot, Lieutenant Isley, and his back seater, put on parachutes and survival gear. Technician assists them The proceed to their aircraft and speak with the Crew Chief, who discusses something in the aircraft Form I. Both crew members climb up a ladder and get into their respective seats, and fasten their helmets and oxygen masks.. (Vietnam War period).
Preparations for 1st mission flown by members of the 612th TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron). Pilots put on gear. They come out. Pilot boards F-100D. He puts on helmet. (Vietnam War period).
An orientation film for United States Air Force personnel assigned to Southeast Asia. A USAF Base in Vietnam. An air strip at the base. Area surrounding the air base. U.S. aircraft parked on the airstrip. Planes taxi on the runway. Traffic moves along a road. Sheds and barracks in the compound. The city in the background. Vehicles parked in the compound. Numerous barracks at the base. A water tank amidst the barracks. (Vietnam War period).
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