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Photograph of Seabees leveling sandy terrain to extend the runway at Chai Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "285. Seabees leveling sand to extend the runway while flight operations continue."

Aerial photograph of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft on the runway at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "281. C-130 on Chu Lai runway."

Photograph of BooBoo, the sun bear mascot for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10, at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "276. Boo Boo the bear having dinner as a small cub."

Photograph of boats on a beach, Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that this site was selected for Chu Lai Air Base and the nearby village relocated.Caption on accompanying document: "275. A variety of boats at the fishing…

Photograph of an advancement ceremony at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes the security detail with their rifles.Caption on accompanying document: "274. Advancement ceremony at Chu Lai. Captan [Captain] Bannister…

Photograph of lights illuminating nighttime work on the runway, Chai Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "273. Night work on the runway."

Aerial photograph of a small island, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the location was under consideration for a pier.Caption on accompanying document: "270. Small island just North of Chu Lai beach being considered for a…

Photograph of a serviceman feeding BooBoo, the sun bear mascot for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "269. Booboo the bear as a baby with security keeper at Chu Lai."

Photograph of two Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft approaching Chu Lai Air Base for a night landing, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "262. Two A-4s making a break prior to landing at night."

Photograph of servicemen helping a USO entertainer out of jeep, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "253. Woman USO entertainer getting out of a jeep at MCB-10) at Chu Lai."