Top stories include ARVN ground unit routing an enemy force near Bien Hoa Village, north of Saigon, the 11th Armored Cavalry Division turning back a North Vietnamese assault on the Long Binh headquarters base. C-130s are shown supplying An Hoa Airfield near Danang. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird makes a trip to the war zone from Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Kentucky National Guard Unit operating in northern “I” zone area near Danang. ARVN 3rd Armored Cavalry Squadron clearing Highway 14 from Pleiku to Kontum in the Central Highlands. Laird reports to the Armed Services Committee of both houses of Congress on proposed changes to the defense budget. Also includes General William Momyer, Commander of the Tactical Air Command, commenting on the role of tactical airpower in the Vietnam War.
XD7961 Armed Forces Screen Report Volume 57 April 1969
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