The Don Englebreston Collection

Personnel Blast Shelters and Base Infrastructure, Vietnam War-Era Air Base, 1969

Personnel Blast Shelters and Base Infrastructure, Vietnam War-Era Air Base, 1969

Angled corrugated-metal blast shelters offered personnel quick protection during rocket and mortar attacks, a common defensive feature at U.S. air bases in Vietnam, photographed here circa 1969. Project: 219603