This color slide captures a U.S. air base in South Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of January-February 1968, one of the largest coordinated attacks of the Vietnam War, when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces struck cities and military installations across the country, including several air bases. In the foreground, a canvas-topped military jeep sits beside a wooden watchtower; in the distance, twin radar domes used for air traffic and ground-controlled approach operations rise above the base perimeter. Columns of smoke climbing into the sky hint at the disruption and danger base personnel faced even in rear-area installations during this pivotal offensive, which shifted American public perception of the war's progress. Project: 218418