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US Air Force Plans and Operations in South Vietnam, 1961-63

by David Coleman

A study by the US Air Force Historical Division on Air Force plans, policies, and operations in South Vietnam during the period 1961-63.

Filed Under: Documents Tagged With: US Air Force, Vietnam War

US Air Force Operations in South Vietnam and Laos, 1964

by David Coleman

This study, prepared by the US Air Force and originally classified, focuses on US Air Force plans and policies in the war in Southeast Asia in South Vietnam and Laos in 1964.

Filed Under: Documents Tagged With: US Air Force, Vietnam War

Medivac Operations in South Vietnam

by David Coleman

Footage of the medivac operations of the 315th Air Division Task Force Alpha in South Vietnam in April 1968.

Filed Under: Footage Tagged With: military, US Air Force, Vietnam War

U.S. Bombing in Cambodia

by David Coleman

Footage of U.S. Air Force planes carrying out bombing strikes in Cambodia in June 1970.

Filed Under: Footage Tagged With: Cambodia, military, Vietnam War

Marines at Khe Sanh Camp, Vietnam

by David Coleman

Footage of Marine Corps personnel at Khe Sanh camp in South Vietnam in May 1968. The camera follows Marines as they go about their daily duties and life at the camp.

Filed Under: Footage Tagged With: Marine Corps, military, Vietnam War

LBJ’s “X” File on Nixon, the Bombing Halt, Anna Chennault, and the 1968 Election

by David Coleman

Here are the results of a Mandatory Review request I filed with the LBJ Library in 2010 for declassifying closed sections of LBJ’s so-called “X” file on Richard Nixon, the bombing halt, and the 1968 election.

Filed Under: Documents Tagged With: 1968 election, Anna Chennault, LBJ, Nixon, Vietnam War

Training in South Vietnam 1962

by David Coleman

Historical film footage created of US military forces training villagers in South Vietnam, in villages just south of Danang.

Filed Under: Footage Tagged With: Air Force, military, Vietnam War

U.S. Military Personnel 1954-2014

by David Coleman

Here are how the numbers of active duty military personnel have fluctuated over the past 60 years through the Vietnam War, Cold War, and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Cold War, military, Vietnam War