A film about training of United States Marines in San Diego, California. Recruits learn the details of squad formation as they perform drill manuevers under the instruction of a drill sergeant. The recruits receive fixed bayonet instruction. Two trainers demonstrate the use of bayonet equipped rifles in hand to hand combat. To build varied physical strength the recruits row a whaleboat. The crew of Marines raise their 12 foot oars in the air at the end of their rowing effort.
A film about training of United States Marines in San Diego, California. Recruits learn to fire rifles at a firing range. The recruits lying in prone position as they fire rifles at targets. A man lying on the ground as he holds a target. The recruits fire machine guns at the target. They fire machine guns at a forward moving target.
Training of United States Marines for flying in San Diego, California. Training aircraft lined up on a field. Technicians turn the propellers of the aircraft. A crew member fuels an aircraft. Pilots lined up on the field. A pilot gets into cockpit of an aircraft. Several biplanes take off at the same time. The airplanes fly in formation over the ocean. An aircraft parked on the flight deck of a ship. The Marines march and line up on the deck of the ship.
Training of U. S. Marine Corps aviators in San Diego, California. U.S. Marine aircraft in flight during a mock landing operation. The Marines in landing crafts heading towards a beach. Aircraft fly low over the beach. Barges hit the beach and the Marines get off. A 75 mm howitzer is unloaded from a landing barge. The Marines advance inland. Guns and communication equipment being set up. A signal man gives out a signal. A smoke screen is laid out. The Marines continue to advance. The Commander of the Marines looks through a pair of binoculars. Smoke rises as the Marines advance in the foreground.
A film about training of United States Marines in San Diego, California. Recruits crawl across a field during a maneuver. The recruits advance on foot and again lie down to crawl across.
A film about training of United States Marines in San Diego, California. A Marine squad lined up. They perform a close order drill. A platoon of Marines during the close order drill. The American flag flies from a pole. An officer inspects the Marines lined up on a field. The Marines march during a parade. A Marine band plays. Various equipment move past in review.