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Photograph of aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, December 1965. Included in the scene are two Douglas A-4 Skyhawks, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules (in foreground on left) and a Grumman S-2 Tracker (in flight).Caption on accompanying document: "154.…

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…

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 Fred Quarnstrom removing abscessed teeth from BooBoo, the sun bear mascot of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: 157. Lt Quarnstrom taking abscessed teeth out of the Bear BooBoo with open…

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 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 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 mountains and a valley, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "161. Not a Vietnam slide."

Photograph of fishing nets on a beach, Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "162. Fishing nets being dried and repaired on Chu Lai beach."

Photograph of the site selected for Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "163. Laterite soil base for airfield."