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• HH-3E helicopter above water
  Original caption: "Da Nang - HH-3E Jolly Green Giant - The HH-3E Jolly Green Giant, a twin-turbine engined helicopter is used in Vietnam primarily for search and rescue operations. The HH-3E is equipped with armor plating, extra external fuel tanks and a powerful exterior winch for lighting downed airman out of areas where other aircraft can't land. On rescue missions, it carries a crew of four - two pilots, a flight engineer and pararescue man." US military helicopter hovers over the sea. A soldier hangs from the bottom of the helicopter.
• American pilot George Perkins checking flight plans
  Original caption: "Saigon - Air Force RF-101 "Voodoo" pilot Captain George Perkins, 33, of San Francisco, checks his flight plan prior to a photo reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam." American pilot sits in a cockpit looking at paperwork. Two airmen stand in the background with machinery.
• American airman Joseph J. Freimuth checking the lenses of a reconnaissance camera
  Original caption: "Saigon - Airman Second Class Joseph J. Freimuth, 20, of Des Plaines, Ill., insures the filters are clean on the 36 inch aerial cameras mounter beneath RF-101 Voodoos of the 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. He is one of a camera maintenance team that has set a 95 percent plus record for camera operational reliability." A US airman checks the lenses of a camera on the underside of an aerial reconnaissance plane. He kneels on the ground and holds the lens up to the light.
• U.S. Air Force RF-101 Voodoo aircraft
  Original caption: "Saigon - On the Ramp - This RF-101 Voodoo aircraft flown by Air Force pilots of the 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, is one of several supplying strike forces commanders with top quality aerial photographs of enemy troop activity, installations and supply areas. Crew chief, Airman First Class John C. Wilson, 21, of Los Angeles, keeps this Voodoo operationally ready." An Air Force plane sitting in a parking space. The photo is taken from the back of the plane. A US airman stands to the left.
• Assault Support Patrol Boat
  Original title: "Assault Support Patrol Boat (ASPB)" Boat information and statistics
• U.S. Air Force F-100 Supersabre
  Original caption: "Saigon - Streaking Towards Enemy Targets - An Air Force F-100 Supersabre pilot heads his aircraft towards an enemy target in South Vietnam. Supersabre pilots that have been hitting enemy forces throughout the Republic are noted for their deadly accuracy during bombing and strafing runs." A US Air Force jet in flight.
• Flight Surgeon treating patient during Operation MEDCAP II
  Original caption: "MEDCAPS at Bui Vinh - Captain Morris W. White of Athens, Ala. 145th Combat Aviation Battalion Flight Surgeon, visits Bui Vinh, Bien Hoa Province, during Operation MEDCAP II. The MEDCAP team, composed of US Army doctors and medics , continually bring modern medical treatment to the Vietnamese people." An American Army doctor listening to the heart of an older Vietnamese woman.
• Flight Surgeon treating patient during Operation MEDCAP II
  Original caption: "Aid to Bui Vinh - Captain Morris W. White of Athens, Ala., Flight Surgeon of the Army's 145th Combat Aviation Battalion, visits Bui Vinh, Bien Hoa Province, during Operation MEDCAP II. The US Army MEDCAP teams continually bring the modern medical treatment to the Vietnamese people that Viet Cong has promised but failed to provide." An American Army doctor listening to the heart of an older Vietnamese man. There are several Vietnamese women in the background.
• Aerial photo of Viet Cong supply rafts
  Original caption: "Saigon - Supply Carriers - Eight rafts loaded with supplies destined for the Viet Cong were photographed by an Air Force reconnaissance pilot on the Ha Giang River (Black River), 85 miles west of Hanoi. This type raft is used in getting supplies to the Ho Chi Minh trail where they are transported to the Viet Cong in the South." Aerial photo of barges or rafts sitting along the shore of a river.
• 54th Aviation Company bulletin board
  Original caption: "Captain Richard F. Kniess, Colorado Springs, Colorado, points out the list of activities in which the 54th Aviation Company is participating. He also explained to Lt. Salmon that any information desired can usually be found on the 54th's Bulletin Board." An American airman points at a billboard with "Officer Information" on it and talks to another airman. Carboard boxes sit in front of them.
• U.S. Air Force F-4C Phantom jet
  Original caption: "Saigon - Phantom Strike - Armed with Sidewinder and Sparrow missiles this F-4C Phantom jet, capable of speeds in excess of 1,400 mph, is preparing to takeoff for a strike on enemy target. This twin-engine tactical fighter-bomber is used on strikes in both North and South Vietnam." A US Air Force jet sitting on an air base with its cockpit open. A military car is in the background.
• Captain Richard F. Kniess shows air strips on a map
  Original caption: "Captain Richard F. Kniess, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 54th Aviation co. Operations Officer shows Lieutenant Victor Salmon some of the strips he will use while flying missions with the 54th." An American airman points at a map of Vietnam and talks to another airman. There are other charts and a "flightgram" on the wall as well.
• Royal Thai Air Force First Lieutenant Anavil Phadkeechitt portrait
  Original caption: "Saigon - Award for Heroism - The Distinguished Flying Cross, the U.S. Air Force's fourth highest decoration, was presented to Royal Thai Air Force First Lieutenant Anavil Phadkeechitt, at recent ceremonies at Tan Son Nhut air base. It was the first time an American award was ever given to a member of the Thai Air Force for heroism in Vietnam." Portrait of Royal Thai Air Force First Lieutenant Anavil Phadkeechitt in a ceremonial uniform.
• Aerial photo of a Viet Cong communications site
  Original caption: "Nha Trang - Enemy Location - An enemy communications site lies nearly hidden in the jungle 25 kilometers south-southwest of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province. An alert forward air controller noticed the new construction, had it photographed and it was positively identified as an enemy site." Aerial photograph of a large hole in a clearing in the jungle.
• U.S. Air Force F-100 Supersabre bombing
  Original caption: "Saigon - Striking the Enemy - Used primarily in close air support roles, the U.S. Air Force F-100 Supersabre has been dealing enemy forces devastating blows during Allied ground operation in South Vietnam. Powered by a 16,000 pound thrust Pratt and Whitney J-57 engine, the F-100 is capable of speeds in excess of 800 miles-per-hour." US Air Force jet in flight dropping a large bomb.
• Marines of the Seventh Fleet run to helicopters
  Original caption: "Marines of the Seventh Fleet special landing force race to their helicopters for a vertical assault on the beach in Thua Thien Province. The mission is a search and destroy sweep of the coastal area Northwest of the City of Hue. The landing force is embarked aboard the amphibious assault carrier USS Princeton the operation is being conducted twenty-one miles southeast of the DMZ." Two helicopters taking off. There are five American soldiers running in the foreground.
• Military strategy research notes
  Research notes for a military strategy article
• Letter to Military Assisstance Command Vietnam (MACV) from accredited women correspondents
  Letter to Military Assisstance Command Vietnam (MACV) from accredited women correspondents protesting new rules banning them from combat zones at night. The letter starts with a copy of a letter from Lt. Col. John G. Rose about rules for female correspondents in combat areas. The letter claims women should be treated the same as male correspondents, but goes on to say that women should not be in combat zones at night, effectively blocking them from combat zones altogether.
• Young girl with shoes
  A young Vietnamese girl sitting on the floor with a pair of shoes off to the side. The young girl appears to be putting on socks before the shoes.
• Soldiers setting up camps
  American soldiers setting up a camp in an open field.
• American soldiers in a field
  Two American soldiers resting in a field.
• American soldier with camera
  An American soldier holding a camera is walking through a field.
• American soldiers on a dirt road
  American soldiers walking along a dirt road and carrying supplies. There are also water buffalo on the road.
• Building with sandbags
  A building with a large sandbag structure on the top. A man is seen sitting at the base of the building.
• Soldiers setting up camps
  American soldiers setting up a camp in an open field.