Amphibious assault training during World War II. A crewman operates the controls of a winch aboard USS Callaway (APA-35) in the Pacific off Camp Pendleton, California. Two MZ radio jeeps are lowered into a hold. A Higgins Boat, LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel ) number PA35-15 is seen leaving the ship loaded with U.S. Marines. Marines climb down landing nets over the side of the ship and board more Higgins boats. Boats number PA35-12 and PA35-11 are seen filled with Marines heading towards the beach.
Recon Marines from 1st Force Reconnaissance Company Test Unit 1 demonstrate free fall parachuting. A sign identifies the Auxiliary Landing Field at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California. (Narrator refers to the marines as para-scouts of the 1st Marine Division.) The marines, wearing back and chest parachute packs, board a U.S. Navy Grumman S2F aircraft with tail code "RZ" and number 136777. It taxis on the ramp and is next seen taking off from the runway. Two helicopters are parked on the airfield ramp. Next, viewed from the aircraft, a marine is seen in free fall. Soon he appears as only a speck , approaching the ground. Next, he is seen, from the ground, as his chute finally opens, and he lands, and begins to spill air from his billowing chute on the ground.
Combat training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. A sign reads 'Dispensary, 1st Force Service Regt. Fleet Marine Force'. Marines march in formation along a path in front of the dispensary. The marines halt. An officer marches by their side. Buildings in the far background. A taxicab moves past a wooden building. Other vehicles parked in front of the building. The taxicab turns and stops. The Marines wearing uniforms come out of the cab. The taxicab has sea bags tied on its roof. U.S. Navy corpsmen wearing work uniforms standing near a table outside the building holding injection guns. The Marines moving past the corpsmen in a line and receiving shots. A sign reads 'Replacement Personnel Reporting'. A small wooden pavilion type structure next to a wooden office building. A Marine in uniform places the sea bag in the small structure and moves up the steps into the office building. A sign over the pavilion type structure reads ' Replacement Personnel Stow Your Gear Here Prior To Entering Reception Center'.
Combat training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. A Marine wearing wet uniform and boots stands on a diving board. The Marine jumps into flaming water. The marine surfaces, splashes water to clear the flames and swims. Another Marine jumping into the flaming water. The Marine clears the flames by splashing water and swims away.
Training maneuvers during Operation Alligator Hide at the White Beach Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. Marines holding M-14 rifles walking on a grassy area. A grassy hill in the background. Two Marines of 27th Marine Regiment in the grassy area with one of them digging a position with an entrenching tool. The other Marine next to an M60 machine gun. Vehicles moving in the far background. The White Beach in view in the background. A bunker in view on the White Beach.
Training maneuvers during Operation Alligator Hide at the White Beach Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. United States Navy landing ship tank USS Wexford County (LST-1168) anchored. Several Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVPs) moving in the background. U.S. Navy personnel wearing helmets and red flotation gear, on an LCVP, holding a debarkation net. Other LCVPs in view in the background. The personnel on the deck of the ship with the landing net hanging on the side of the ship.
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