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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."

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."

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."

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 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."

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."

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."

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."

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 Ensign Pat Donnelly inspecting runway damage, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, December 1965. A Douglas A-4F Skyhawk aircraft is visible in the background.Caption on accompanying document: "155. Ens. Pat Donnelly inspecting damage after an…