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."
Photograph of sand being leveled in preparation for runway construction, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "183. The start of levelling the sand to accept the laterite soil to support the aluminum matting. It…
Photograph of the runway at Chu Lai Air Base (Vietnam), as seen from a nearby hill, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "311. The runway from a hill to the north of Chu Li [Lai]."
Photograph of the opening to a tunnel near Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "306. Opening to tunnel on the edge of our camp at Chu Lai."
Photograph of the officers' club tent fortified with barrels around its perimeter, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Smoke from an explosion is visible in the distance.Caption on accompanying document: "185. Our O-club and beach defences…
Photograph of the officers' club tent (left) and the BOQ tent (right) at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is visible in the background.
Caption on accompanying document: "95. Officers club with open sides and no floor…
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."
Photograph of the motor pool at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The medical dental tent is on the left, next to the ambulance. Ships are visible in the distance.
Caption on accompanying document: "94. Motor pool red cross is ambulance at…