Views of sun and clouds above the USS Harnett County (LST-821) anchored near the mouth of the Co-Chien River in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam war. Later, as the rainy season is beginning, one of the LST's Riverine patrol boats speeds across the water as heavy storm clouds gather in the background. Rain drops create rings on the surface of the water. View from deck of the USS Harnett County, during a soaking rain. Water covers the deck. All outside activity is at a standstill. In a conference room below decks, a Navy Lieutenant and several junior officers discuss tactics, after learning that two companies of Viet Cong (VC) have set up bunkers on the banks of a canal. Later, on a clear day, sailors on deck are briefed on the plan to deal with the VC, which will involve patrol boats to detect their location, so they can be attacked by Navy Seawolf UH-1B gunships of Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 (HAL-3). View from shore, of patrol boats entering a narrow body of water. View from a patrol boat bow, looking astern. Closeup of gunner at 50mm machine gun, with belt of ammunition framing the lower part of image. Closeup of another sailor looking intently as they proceed. Closeup of the gunner on deck, seated at the controls of twin 50 caliber machine guns. The lead patrol boat turns around as the water becomes too shallow to permit further travel upstream. The patrol boats head downstream at high speed. View of bow wave from port side of a patrol boat.
United States Marines of 1/1 (1st Battalion 1st Marines) look toward parked M-48 tank on road (river barrier). Tank parked on road with 90mm gun aimed out. Turret swings toward buildings in bushy area. Tank fires. Smoke rises from the background. Turret turns slowly as several 90mm shell casings are thrown out onto ground. Marines stand behind top turret of parked M-48 tank. Marine kneels along road with 3.5 rocket launcher on his shoulder. Second marine loads rocket into launcher as third marine speaks and points out position of attack. ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) rangers armed with M-16 rifles move quickly followed by marines. AVRN rangers and marines cross Perfume River Bridge and move toward a building in the background. AVRN rangers talk into radio atop parked M-48 tank. (Vietnam War, Tet Offensive period).
Activities of USAF (United States Air Forces) 377th Air Police Security Squadron at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF AP (Air Police), U.S. Army MP (Military Police) and VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force) MP walk past bars and shops on a street in Saigon. A sign on tree reads 'Off Limits To U.S. Forces'. AP, USA MP and Vietnamese MP walk and check bars to see if they are closed. They come to an open bar. Two U.S. Army enlisted men exit and AP write up a violation, then the security guards move on. The name of the bar reads 'Snack Bar Tokyo'. Sentry dog compound shows a sign which reads 'OFF LIMITS, SENTRY DOG AREA, DANGER and KENNEL AREA'.
Activities of USAF (United States Air Forces) 377th Air Police Security Squadron at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF AP (Air Police), U.S. Army MP (Military Police) and VNAF (Viet Nam Air Force) MP check bars in Saigon. Two U.S. Army enlisted men exit bars as security guards approach. An AP checks identification cards and writes up a violation. APs gathered behind pick up trucks as training supervisor U.S. Sergeant Craft briefs them and the group breaks up and goes to kennels. Guards take their dogs out of kennel pens. Handlers and the dogs go through an obstacle course and a jump barrier. Sergeant Craft gives commands.
Training of the German Shepherd sentry dogs at the Da Nang airbase in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign board reads: 'Sentry Dogs'. Handlers taking the dogs in a field to train them. German Shepherd dog panting with tongue out. The dog undergoes training at the field and runs across an obstacle course. German Shepherd dog attacks a man wearing padded suit. Handler controls the dog.
Training of sentry dogs at Danang airbase in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Handlers train a German Shepherd dog. Handler and a dog patrol a field together. Dog on patrol aggressively attacks a soldier dressed as a Vietcong. Sentry dog also flushes out second G.I. dressed as Vietcong. A dog leads handler to a field. Dog barking. Handler says “Good girl” while patting a sentry dog. German Shepherd dog barks at soldier wearing a nón lá hat. Soldier takes off his nón lá hat. Sentry dogs in the pen area. Sentry dog cemetery in view.