https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/8e0951b4-ec68-4b15-ab4c-f67cbd3abf9b Episode 230 of AIR FORCE NOW dates to January of 1989. This informative newsmagazine was targeted at USAF personnel. This issue begins with the story of how the USAF and the U.S. military operates the Hale Koa Hotel in Honolulu for military personnel and their dependents, with room rates based on military grade. At 6:30, the next segment is about the 89th Military Airlift Wing based at Andrews AFB, which is tasked with flying the President of the United States and other top officials around the globe. The Reagan era Air Force One, now residing at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, is shown at 8:00. At 9:00 the role of airpower in the battle of Khe Sanh is shown. This was one of the most bitterly fought and publicized battles of the Vietnam War with a group of 6,000 Marines holding against a force of 20,000 enemy troops. Close air support and bombing runs by B-52 bombers, as well as supply drops by air, allowed the Marines to hold off the enemy. 0:00 Main titles. Joan Vieira, marketing director for the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki, Hawaii, welcomes viewers. She explains that the hotel, whose name means "House of the Warrior," operates exclusively for active-duty and retired members of the armed services. 1:33 The hotel is funded by military exchanges and MWR (Morale, Welfare, and Recreation) activities, not the government, which allows it to offer economical rates based on military pay grade. 2:06 The hotel provides various activities, including lounges, restaurants, showrooms, and a traditional Hawaiian luau on the beach. 3:33 Colonel Brian Morrison, commander of the 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, describes his unit's mission: providing "safe, reliable, and comfortable" worldwide airlift for VIPs like the president, vice president, and other dignitaries. 4:01 Morrison highlights the wing's people, noting they are a "selectively manned" and highly skilled organization. 4:44 A safety focus is emphasized, with the wing having accumulated over 800,000 hours of accident-free flying. 5:06 The film shows the wing's culinary team preparing food from scratch in the commissary, as they do not use pre-prepared meals from a major corporation. 6:23 The wing operates a fleet of six different types of aircraft, including 26 fixed-wing aircraft and 18 helicopters from the first helicopter squadron. 7:38 Morrison concludes by stressing the importance of teamwork, stating that the aircraft represents the U.S. and that the job of carrying the nation's leaders is "very satisfying." 9:02 The film shifts focus to the Battle of Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War, which took place from late January to early April 1968. It involved 6,000 Marines and Allied troops holding out against a 20,000-strong North Vietnamese force. 9:53 Major Maguire of the U.S. Army says that while air power was crucial, the victory was due to the C-130's ability to deliver supplies. He describes the dangers of landing under constant enemy fire, where the C-130s were nicknamed "orbit" because of the fire they took. 10:30 Different methods of delivery are shown, including the container delivery system and low-altitude parachute extraction. Maguire notes that the C-130s were responsible for delivering the "heavy tonnage requirement" of over 200-300 tons of "beans and bullets" per day. 11:00 He praises the airlifters, noting that they flew missions despite losing airplanes and would deliver supplies wherever needed. 11:28 The narrator explains that five times the North Vietnamese attacked in battalion strength and were repelled. 11:53 Air Force, Navy, and Marine pilots flew over 24,000 sorties and dropped more than 103,000 tons of bombs. Additionally, over 100,000 rounds of artillery and mortar fire were used. 12:31 The "knockout punch" came from 2,500 B-52 bombing runs using Skyspot radar for nighttime and bad weather attacks. 13:03 The North Vietnamese began to withdraw on March 27, 1968, and the Marines linked up with 30,000 relief troops on April 7, 1968. 13:21 President Lyndon B. Johnson is shown explaining the strategic importance of Khe Sanh. The fortress straddled critical supply routes, and by "decimating two North Vietnamese divisions," the Marines prevented them from entering other major battles. 14:26 The narrator concludes by calling Khe Sanh "one of the most important battles of the Vietnam War." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. 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