A U.S. soldier in the cockpit of a helicopter. U.S. Soldiers on tank move in the desert and fire artillery. Battleships at sea. Barricades on the desert and a U.S. soldier watches through binoculars, hiding behind the barricades. Vehicles in the desert. Airplanes on an air base take off, including an F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter. Airplanes in flight over the desert.
Aircraft in flight during Operation Desert Storm. AWACS and fighter jets. Bomber with escort. Mid-air refueling operation of fighter jets. Men stand on a flight deck of ship at sea. Pilots in the cockpit.
U.S. Tanks and other military vehicles in the desert during the Persian Gulf War. Rockets launched from ground placements. Bombardment in the desert. Smoke arises from the firing and bombarding. Iraqi vehicle wreckage in the desert. Nighttime wide pan of skyline with multiple fires burning from hit targets. U.S. Army soldiers running with weapons in desert, and firing machine guns, bazookas, and hand-held rockets. Helicopters in flight over the desert. Soldiers on tank fire guns. Helicopter gun ships flying across the desert.
Soviet and American achievements in space travel in the year 1961, during the so called "space race". Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin returns after his historic trip in space and NASA launches its Mercury Freedom 7 spaceship for sub orbital flight by Astronaut Alan Shepard. A news paper reports about the success of Russian space mission as the Yuri Gagarin returns after a space trip. A large crowd gathered cheers for Gagarin. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) workers work on Mercury-Redstone 3 spacecraft "Freedom 7" for carrying out sub-orbital flight, manned by Alan Shepard. Scene shows launch of the Mercury MR-3 mission on May 5, 1961. View of Commander Shepard in capsule during flight. Helicopter lifting Alan Shepard to safety after the successful flight. Commander Shephard shown beside the spaceship capsule on deck of aircraft carrier after recovery. View of flight preparations for Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4). Liftoff of MR-4 on July 21, 1961, commanded by Astronaut Captain Gus Grissom. NASA scientists in Mission control room. Helicopter rescues astronaut Grissom from sea after safe splashdown of MR-4. View of bridge of ship USS Randolph (USS-15) during recovery effort. Astronaut Grissom walking on the deck of the aircraft carrier after recovery.
During Operation Desert Storm (Persian Gulf War), coalition airplanes fly over Kuwait and Iraq. They drop bombs on targets. Includes views from aircraft cameras. Fire and smoke from targets. Tanks in the desert. Soldiers in the cockpit of the airplanes. Missiles being fired from U.S. ships.
Newsreel titled 'Goa falls' shows Indian troops occupying Goa after its 1961 invasion and annexation, ending 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule. Wrecked houses and natives on the streets as Indian soldiers patrol the area. Natives carry Indian flags.