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[Fuel bladders at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of fuel bladders at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "74. First fuel farm with bladders."

[Aerial view of Chu Lai Air Base]
Aerial photograph of Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "75. Completed air field at Chu Lai."

[Serviceman looking at submerged road]
Photograph of a serviceman looking at a submerged road, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "76. Main road after the rains came that mud puddle is 3 feet deep."

[Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft departing Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft departing Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying captions notes that the aircraft is carrying members of Mobile Construction Battalion 10 (MCB-10).Caption on accompanying document:…

[Serviceman Skip Coglan working at desk]
Photograph of serviceman Skip Coglan working at a desk, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Coglan is wearing a combat helmet.Caption on accompanying document: "78. Skip Coglan doing paper work but ready for combat."

[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."

[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."

[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 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."

[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."
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