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[Officers' club tent and BOQ tent at Chu Lai Air Base]
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…

[Motor pool at Chu Lai Air Base]
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…

[Serviceman laying concertina wire near Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of a serviceman laying concertina wire near Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "93. Laying concertena [sic]wire for defense."

[Beach defenses near Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of beach defenses near Chu Lai Air Base (Vietnam), photographed at night, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "92. Beach defenses at night."

[Servicemen laying runway matting]
Photograph of servicemen laying runway matting, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "91. Laying runway matting at night under lights they did take fire once in a while."

[Beach defenses near Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of beach defenses near Chu Lai Air Base (Vietnam), photographed at night, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "90. Beach defenses at night."

[Flares being dropped at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of flares being dropped at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "89. Flares being dropped the night we thought we were under attack."

[Servicemen with stacks of matting]
Photograph of servicemen with stacks of matting, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "88. Matting stacked prior to building helo [sic] landing pad."

[Servicemen using construction equipment to level site]
Photograph of servicemen using construction equipment to level the site selected for Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "87. Heavy equipment used to level and smooth the sand and laterite for air field."

[Site selected for Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of the site selected for Chu Lai Air Base, prior to construction, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "86. Site of future airport on day one."
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