A film about aerospace medical evacuation and first aid operations for injured soldiers in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. At the Saigon airport wounded American soldiers on litters being loaded onto an aircraft to be sent to Clark Air Force Base hospital in Philippines. Dr. Louis Patterson, a noted chest surgeon, arrives at Clark Air Base. Aircraft takes off. Ambulances pull up at the airport in Philippines. Wounded being loaded onto an ambulance. Doctor talks to patients and examines them in the ambulance. Patients being unloaded from the ambulance. A wounded soldier in a car as it pulls away.
Exteriors of Vietnamese First Signal Brigade headquarters are seen. Sign board of the headquarter in front of the buildings. U.S. military vehicles parked outside the building. U.S. soldiers move around the vehicles. An army jeep moves with high speed on the road . (Vietnam War period).
Change of command IFFV (First Field Force Vietnam)-ARTY (Artillery Men) in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Soldiers stand in formation while the leader raises flag at half past. Officers seated on chairs watch the ceremony. Officers and soldiers salute. Soldiers in line raise the flags at half mast. Officers exchange flags. Four officers march with American flag and another flag. Officer speaks on microphone with 5th Special Forces Group written on board in the background. Soldiers stand with rifles in hand (Vietnam War period).
Change of command IFFV (First Field Force Vietnam)-ARTY (Artillery Men) in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Soldiers stand in formation with flag at half past. Another troop plays a band. Officers get on raised platform and salute. Board of '5th Special Forces Group' in the background. Officer along with four soldiers carrying American flag and other flag march. Officer hand over flag to the other officer. The officer speaks on microphone. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnamese marine sits on box on dock area. Messenger hands marine a message. American advisor chat with two Vietnamese soldiers. Vietnamese sailor talks on a microphone. Pre-assault brief by Vietnam Navy (VNN) Commander to Republic of Vietnam (RVN) marine captain, United States Marine Corps (USMC) Captain and United States Navy (USN) Lieutenant. VNN Armored troop carriers (ATCs) underway in river. American and Vietnamese officers talk. Stern view of ATC underway. Vietnamese AT's underway in river in columns. Vietnamese sailor talks on a radio. RVN marine points to riverbank. VNN medic with red cross on his sleeves. (Vietnam War period).
Vietnam Navy (VNN) sailors sit on armored troop carrier (ATC's) turret wave during Vietnam War. Bow ramp of ATC lowered at the riverbank. Republic of Vietnam (RVN) marines board ATC at riverbank. Assault craft underway in spread formation. Assault boat underway, fires at the river bank with machine guns. Flamethrowers fired from assault boat at enemy positions on the river bank. RVN marines disembark from ATC into jungle. RVN marines fire M-16 rifles. Radioman on the phone. Heavy jungle in the background.