Seventh Fleet Operations in Vietnam. A U.S. Marine Corps UH-34D helicopter in flight. A supply ship in the background. The flight deck of USS Princeton (LPH-5). Starboard bow of USS Seminole (AKA-104). The starboard beam of USS Seminole. An Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) underway in the far background. A shoreline in the background. A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter flies over the flight deck. Rotors of the helicopters in the foreground. Mountains in the background. Port beam of a ship underway. The UH-34D helicopter lands on the flight deck. High ranking officers debark from the helicopter. They are greeted by officers. They walk by several pallets of supplies. A UH-2A Seasprite helicopter in flight over the water. It lands aboard the USS Princeton. Supplies in the foreground. Men around a forklift. A man in a yellow shirt walks up to the side of the helicopter. The doors of the helicopter slide open. (Vietnam War period).
Seventh Fleet Operations in Vietnam. A U.S. Navy UH-2A Seasprite helicopter in view. A Swift Boat alongside the USS Princeton underway at a sea. A Coast Guard cutter alongside. A person is transferred from the Coast Guard cutter to the USS Princeton via the ship's crane. The Coast Guard cutter moves away from the USS Princeton. A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46A Sea Knight turns up in the background. A man in a yellow shirt gives a hand signals to the helicopter. The helicopter takes off from the flight deck and in flight over the water. The USS Leahy (DLG-16) underway. The CH-46A Sea Knight on the flight deck. Other ships of the task force underway in the background. The USS Monticello (LSD-35) underway in the background. An Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) underway. A stern in view of the supply ship. The LPD takes a turn and leaves the supply ship. A destroyer ship underway. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Jackstay in Vietnam. Several Landing Crafts (LCMs) heading back down a river in the Long Thanh peninsula area. A shoreline in the background. A United States flag raised aboard a craft. A Landing Craft in view. Coxswain in the background. James Franklin from Naval Operations Support Group aboard the craft. He stands with an M-14 rifle and looks towards the shoreline. He keeps a vigil for snipers. Two marines look for snipers. A jungle along the shoreline in the background. Marines come out of the jungle towards the LCM after patrol of the shore for Viet Cong. Heavy brush in the background. The marines return aboard the LCM. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Jackstay in Vietnam. A PCF-26 (Patrol Craft Fast or Swift Boat) underway in the Dong Tran River. A man at the controls of the craft. EN2 (Engineman Second Class) Gunter is wounded during a patrol. The chief C.P. Gernigan bandages his wounded arm aboard the craft. EN2 Gunter on a 50 caliber machine gun on the stern. BMC (Chief Boatswain's Mate) on the 50 caliber machine gun. Second crewman stands in the background. He wears a helmet and an armored vest. A machine gun on another craft. A crewman with an M-16 rifle. He stands by the 50 caliber machine gun manned by Chief Boatswain's Mate. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Gun crews firing howitzer, in Vietnam. CH-47 helicopter lands and discharges U.S. Army soldiers, who engage enemy in battle. Several UH-1 (Huey) helicopters land and discharge U.S. troops. Army personnel helping Vietnamese build a new school room, as many Vietnamese children look on. Searching for Viet Cong from helicoptors, flying over jungle canopy. A UH-1B, helicopter, equipped with a "personnel detector." Transmitters placed on free-ranging dogs, in hostile areas, to detect enemy. (Vietnam War period).
Railroad ambush detector in Vietnam.precedes the train and senses any tampering with the track. Spotlight equipped helicopters, called "fireflies." expose night activities of the enemy to gun ships. Large group of UH-1 helicopters in flight. A CH-47, heavy lift helicopter transporting artillery and supplies. U.S. Army AH-1Huey Cobra, firing rockets and gatling miniguns. Cayuse OH-6 observation helicopter in flight. (Vietnam War period).