keever - 1965

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• B-52 Raid aerial photograph
  Original caption: "B-52 Raid - Q. Tri - Aug 1965" An aerial view of the ground. Land dotted with trees and buildings stand in the shadow of mountains. The door of an airplane can be seen on the right.
• Aerial photo of bombed Xom Ca Trang bridge
  Original caption: "Xom Ca Trang bridge on route 12, 40 miles south of Vinh, at 12:30 today. The 2nd aircraft of the strike group scored a direct hit, dropping 1 span of the 2 span structure." Aerial photo of a bombed bridge over a river
• Bombed Phu Dien Chau bridge
  Original caption: "Destroyed 16 Apr. 65 by USAF F-105 strike aircraft were bridges located at Phu Dien Chau (above), Kim Cuong and Trai in North Vietnam. All aircraft returned safely after dropping 120 tons of bombs." Aerial photo of a bombed bridge over a river. The landscape also includes farm fields.
• EC-121D Warning Star
  Original caption: "Southeast Asia - On the Way - An EC-121D Warning Star of the College Eye Task Force heads out for its combat station over the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of the southern Panhandle of North Vietnam to provide airborne radar surveillance support of Air Force strikes in the southern Panhandle. The College Eye operation completed its third year of combat duty in Southeast Asia recently." US Air Force jet in flight.
• Captain Paul G. Hammock plotting a course aboard an EC-121D Warning Star
  Original caption: "Southeast Asia - Plotting Course - Captain Paul G. Hammock, 28, Louisville, plots a course aboard an EC-121D Warning Star of the College Eye Task Force on a combat support mission over the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of southern Panhandle of North Vietnam. Accurate navigation is vital to the CETF operation which marked its third anniversary in Southeast Asia recently." An American soldier listens to his headphones, holding a drafting tools.
• First Lieutenant Lance D. Scalf plotting positions of Air Force strike force
  Original caption: "Southeast Asia - Setting the Plot - Plotting positions of an Air Force strike force over the southern Panhandle of North Vietnam is exacting business for First Lieutenant Lance D. Scalf, 24, Mataline, Wash. He is a weapons controller aboard an EC-121D Warning Star of the College Eye Task Force which recently marked its third anniversary in Southeast Asia." An American soldier plots positions on a grid.
• Maj. Luu Kim Cuong and Capt. Joseph Chalk
  Original caption: "Hq 2AD Tan Son Nhut Afld, RVN - Taking it Over - Maj. Luu Kim Cuong, commander of the 83rd Special Air Group, discusses the successful rice airlift with Capt. Joseph Chalk of Bristo, Okla. Of the 309th Air Commando Sq. The occasion was the completion of the first flight of Ban Me Thout, where pilots of the 83rd were host to the U.S. Air Force pilots at a buffet luncheon." Three pilots talk together. Two are wearing flower necklaces.
• People of Ban Me Thuot greet Col. George. L. Hanna, Maj. Luu Kim Cuong, and Lt. Col. Richard M. Kenney after bringing rice
  Original caption: "Hq 2AD Tan Son Nhut Afld, RVN - Royal Welcome - Col. George. L. Hannah, left 315th Air Commando Group commander, Maj. Luu Kim Cuong (hatless) commander of the 83rd special Air Group of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force, and Lt. Col. Richard M. Kenney, right, 309th Air Commando Sq. commander, are greeted by the people of Ban Me Thuot after bringing the first load of rice to the rice short city. Seen over the left shoulder of Colonel Hannah is A1C Donald, L. LeDuc, of Hartford, Conn., a member of the 309th." US Air Force pilots stand decorated with flower necklaces. In the foreground are a group of Vietnamese women.
• Col. George L. Hannah unloads rice bags from a Republic of Vietnam Air Force C-47 Sky Train at Ban Me Thout
  Original caption: "Hq 2AD Tan Son Nhut Afld, RVN - Off-Loading Rice - Col. George L. Hannah, left, of Knoxville, Tenn., helps unload first rice bag from a Republic of Vietnam Air Force C-47 Sky Train at the City of Ban Me Thout in Darlac Province. Colonel Hannah commander of the 315th Air Commando Group." A group of pilots load a large sack from the cargo hold of a plane.
• C-123 Provider and a C-47 fly to Ban Me Thout City with rice
  Original caption: "Hq 2AD Tan Son Nhut Afld - Provider and Escorts - A U.S. Air Force C-123 Provider, one of a flight six Providers and a C-47 propels its way towards Ban Me Thout City in the Province of Darlac with a load of rice for the people there. Escorted by four A1H Skyraiders flown by Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots , the flight airlifted 90 tons of rice in two days, USAF's 309th Air Commando Squadron of the 315th Air Commando Group provided the aircraft." Three US Air Force planes in flight. The wing of a fourth plane can be seen in the top right corner.
• Maj. Gen Gilbert L. Meyers being presented a Distinguished Service Medal by Gen. Hunter Harris
  Original caption: "Maj. Gen Gilbert L. Meyers, deputy commander of 2nd Air Division, was presented the first oak leaf cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal by Gen. Hunter Harris, commander in chief of the Pacific Air Forces. The ceremony held at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, July 31 honored Gen. Meyers, who was recently assigned as second in command of the 2nd Air Division which supports all Air Force combat strikes and activities in Southeast Asia. During the presentation, Gen Meyers was cited for his 'exceptionally meritorious service to the United States'... as commander, United States Air Forces Tactical Air Warfare Center, Tactical Air Command, from 30 September 1963 to 21 Apr. 1965. During this period, 'the citation continued, his outstanding professional knowledge, dynamic leadership and initiative resulted in the development of tactical weapons and air mobility concepts specifically tailored to the global requirements of the Air Force.'" One American man pins a medal to the chest of another.
• Aerial photo of air base
  An aerial photograph of an air base and runway.
• Blocked Vietnamese street
  A Vietnamese city street that is blocked off with fencing and barrels.
• Aerial photo of air base
  An aerial photograph of an air base and runway. Some kind of machine or gun is blocking part of the view.
• Aerial photo of air base
  An aerial photograph of an air base and runway.