11TH LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE PREPARES FOR MOVEMENT TO VIETNAM

Year Published: 1963

Creator: Department of Defense.

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: National Archives and Records Administration11TH LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE PREPARES FOR MOVEMENT TO VIETNAMARC Identifier 32063 / Local Identifier 111-LC-53109 1967Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984). Summary:Int, BG Lipscomb continues his talk. Instructor briefs soldiers on the procedure for checking the M-17 protective mask. The group marches to gas chamber. Soldiers don the protective masks and enter gas chamber. Soldiers come out of chamber with their masks removed. Soldiers walk about trying to clear the effects of the gas. CU, gas chamber sign over door. Soldiers test fire M-60 MGs on range. Soldier removes M-60 ammo from case. Soldiers pick up M-60 ammo belts. VS, soldiers fire M- 16 rifles on range. They check targets. Soldiers pick up three rounds of M-16 ammunition. Soldier banding crate of supplies. The crate is stencilled. Soldiers are issued field clothing. They sign for the new issue. M-113 APCs arrive at embarkation point and park. Soldiers place protective cloths over lights of APCs. M-113s lined up. Soldier registers civilian car. MP scrapes old sticker off bumper of car. Fork lift carries CONEX container to trailer. CU, soldier at controls of forklift. Outdoor class on the Claymore mine. Instructor shows soldier how to place the mine in the ground.