OPERATION JUNCTION CITY, TAY NINH, VIETNAM Part 1

Description

Covers paradrop of the 173d Airborne Brigade during Operation Junction City. REEL 1: 1) Paratrooper on limb beneath chute in tree, medevac UH-1 hovering over tree and lowering jungle penetrator. 2) C-130 supply drop using many small colored chutes. 3) Entrance to 173d Brigade area. 4) Paratroopers at outdoor briefing. 5) Lt Col Robert H. Sigholtz (USA) speaking to troops from hood of Jeep. 6) Paratroops picking up their static lines and packs, and checking equipment. 7) C-130 supply drop (NG yellow filter). 8) Soldier climbing tree using rope and spike climbers. 9) Paratroopers having jump gear checked and rechecked, practicing parachute landing falls (PLFs), descending to drop zone, and leaving drop zone, includes shot of Brig Gen John R. Dean (USA). 10) Paratroopers removing straps from 105mm howitzer after paradrop.

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities