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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 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."

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."

Photograph of a beach south of Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that a causeway was on this site until it was destroyed in a storm.Caption on accompanying document: "247. Looking South from our camp at the…

Photograph of tents lit up at night, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "236. Tents at night electric lights but no floors."

Aerial photograph of Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "215. Finished runway, taxiway, our camp, and causway [causeway]."