199th Light Infantry BDE during search and destroy operation in Vietnam. Soldiers stand and rest by a hut. Soldiers hold log and cross makeshift log bridge. Smoke raises from burning haystack, civilians stand past field and soldiers cross by haystack. Vietnam civilian stands and women and a child sit besides road. Soldiers walk by them. Soldiers cross waist deep water of river. They walk in deep mud of the riverbank. Soldier holds another soldier's arm to pull him out of mud. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. General Officers planning for the U.S. Army 101st Air Cavalry Division's Operation Somerset Plain ( A Search and Destroy Mission to prevent North Vietnam Army elements from reentering the A Shau Valley, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam). U.S. Officers including Major General Melvin Zais, Brigadier General John, S Lekson, Marine Major General C B Drake discussing a map with Lieutenant Colonel Daniel G. Sharp, Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry Regiment. August,1968. (Vietnam War period).
Aerial views of a truck convoy in Vietnam. The runway as seen from cabin of O-1E aircraft during take off at the An Khe Base, of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division, in Vietnam. O-1E pilot during flight. O-1E in low flight over jungle. (Vietnam War period).
United States Army's Major General John Norton stands beside an army UH-1D helicopter at the An Khe Air Base in Vietnam. He speaks on the success off their air strikes missions and says that they have demonstrated a successful use of close air support by deployment of various aircraft in Vietnam. Another UH-1D on ground in the background with U.S. troops aboard it. (Vietnam War period).
Republic of Vietnam field exercises with simulated combat. Regional and Popular Forces (RF/PF) land on river bank in assault boats and pursue Viet Cong impersonators in village. Some South Vietnam forces pursue impersonated enemy in V-100 Commando Armored cars. (Vietnam War period).
Film of Live Fire exercises involving Republic of Vietnam Regional and Popular Forces (RF/PF). They run along a river bank and then take up defensive position in a sandbagged bunker. Pre-planted munitions explode close around them. View of Republic of Vietnam flag fluttering from pole at river bank. Boats in the background. RF/PF fire their M-16 rifles. A pretender Viet Cong attacks the RF/PF and is "Killed." (Vietnam War period).