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[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."

[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…

[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."

[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."

[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."

[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."

[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."

[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."

[night landing lights at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of night landing lights at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "156. Night landing going missed after A-4 missed the arresting wire."

[Fred Quarnstrom, Ensign McBride, and Ensign Nemier with jeep]
Photograph of (from left to right) Fred Quarnstrom, Ensign McBride, and Ensign Nemier with a jeep, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "136. Lt. Fred Quarnstrom on Left, Ens. McBride center, Ens. Nemier on Right."
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