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[Construction equipment at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of construction equipment at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the equipment is about to be loaded onto a ship.Caption on accompanying document: "158. Our heavy equipment lining up to get on LSTs."

[Lights for nightwork taking place on the runway]
Photograph of lights for nightwork taking place on the runway, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "159. Night work on runway."

[Flares illuminating Chu Lair Air Base during attack]
Photograph of flares illuminating Chu Lair Air Base during an attack, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "160. Flares helping to illuminate the airfield the night it was attacked."

[Fishing nets on beach]
Photograph of fishing nets on a beach, Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "162. Fishing nets being dried and repaired on Chu Lai beach."

[Site selected for Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of the site selected for Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "163. Laterite soil base for airfield."

[Aerial view of Chu Lai Air base under construction]
Aerial photograph of Chu Lai Air base under construction, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "172. Our camp from the air showing the airfield starting to be built."

[Camp Shields sign at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of the Camp Shields sign at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The emblem for Mobile Construction Battalion 10 (MCB-10) is displayed on the sign.Caption on accompanying document: "173. We changed the name to Camp Shields in memory and…

[Servicemen laying runway matting]
Photograph of servicemen laying runway matting at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "174. Laying matting at night under high intensity lights."

[Hardback tents at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of hardback tents at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "175. Our camp after hard backing our tents. We are now out of the sand."

[Servicemen working on air base construction at night]
Photograph of servicemen working on air base construction at night, Chu Lai Air Base, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "176. Working on the airfield at night."
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