The painting depicts a military air transport service (MATS) KC-135 landing at the Saigon, South Vietnam airport with a compliment of US Army personnel on advisory duty there unloading crews, with hydraulic lift, baggage dollies, stand by. The flight originated at Travis AFB, California, with stops at Hickam Field, Hawaii, and Clark AFB, Philippines. Transport flights to this area are usually brief turn-around stops, due primarily to the war with the Communist Viet Cong, which erupts occasionally close to the airport. These planes have been fired upon as they approached the field. There is much helicopter activity at this airfield operating over Communist units in the surrounding jungle and rice paddies. Monsoon conditions at certain times of the year also add to the hazard of these flights. The competence and calibre of the MATS air crews are outstanding. The arrival are greeted by pretty Vietnamese girls attired in traditional high-necked dresses. Return flights carry military personnel on leave, those who have completed their tour of duty, etc. These fast jets make a remote and war torn part of the world seem much closer and more accessible as they fly the vast Pacific on a daily schedule.