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Service men and civilians compete during NRA shooting events at Camp Perry, Ohio, and at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States.
A film about uses and importance of weapons since old times in the United States. Camp Perry in Ohio. Military Trophies and civilian National Rifle Association (NRA) trophies for world series in marksmanship placed on a table. Service personnel and civilians at Camp Perry. Insignia on the back of the shirt of a participant. A 5th Infantry Division insignia on the back of a man. National Small Arms School instructors brief civilians and personnel in operation and firing of M-1 rifles. Participants fire rifles at a range during a competition. U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Matthew B. Ridgway presents trophies to winners of the competition at a ceremony in Washington DC. Scene changes to show a group of boys, all members of the Fairlington Junior Rifle Club in Arlington County, Virginia. The boys (and one girl also seen) wear shooting jackets with various patches commemorating NRA and other events. Boys seated on the ground. The boys and girls take prone position and fire rifles at a range at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, during an outing, supported by the U.S. Army. One boy wears a confederate soldier kepi style hat. Some of the children use their own rifles, modified for lighter weight. They cross the range together to look at targets. An instructor helps a boy. A boy loads a rifle and fires it. He looks through binoculars to check the accuracy of his shot. Sergent Stuart Queen at a desk as he speaks.
Trainees are introduced to a training schedule at Fort Irwin in Mojave, California.
The series 'The Big Picture' talks about armored combat training at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center (NTC) in Mojave, California. A rocket is launched. Artillery mounted on a tank is fired. Helicopters land. Soldiers fire guns. Master Sergeant Stewart Queen speaks about 6 weeks armored combat training that includes tank firing and maneuvering. A trainee writes a letter to his parents. The trainees get into buses. The buses are driven to Camp Irwin. Mountains near the training center. A board reads 'Headquarters the armored combat training center Camp Irwin California'. Cars driven on a road. The tanks fire at a firing range. The trainees march. The trainees enter a service hall. Colonel Holmes gives an orientation lecture. The trainees sit and listen. They are taken in trucks to a gunnery range. They jump out of the trucks. They attend a lecture on a training program. The trainees march. The tanks lined up in the background. The trainees are lectured on what not to do near the tanks. Firing from the tanks. The trainees observe. They check oil in the engine of a tank. Wheels of the tanks.
Trainees work on tanks, engines, range finder equipment, machine guns and communication equipment in Mojave, California.
Armored combat training at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center (NTC) in Mojave, California. An instructor teaches trainees to turn the turret on a tank manually. Another instructor explains about the engine. The trainees repair the wheels of a tank. They enter a range finder building. The trainees sit on chairs and learn. A trainee looks through a range finder. The trainees sit on benches in groups. The instructors teach them about 30 caliber machine guns. The trainees learn on a cut away model of M-48 tanks. The instructor teaches them about radio communication. The trainees on a communication equipment.
Trainees visit Scotty's Castle on edge of Death Valley, California, United States.
United States Army trainees in California, United States visiting local landmarks on their day off. The trainees move towards Scotty's Castle, a two-story Mission Revival mansion named for gold prospector Walter E. Scott, at the edge of Death Valley in California. Road sign showing the direction to Scotty’s Castle (123 Scotty's Castle Rd, California, United States). View of plaque at castle gate noting it as an entry point for the 49ers seeking gold during the gold rush of 1849. View of sand and rock formations and wide view of arid desert landscape on edge of Death Valley California. View of Scotty's Castle.
Trainees learn to mount, to maneuver and to handle tanks at Fort Irwin in Mojave, California.
Armored combat training at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center (NTC) in Mojave, California. Lined up tanks. U.S. Sergeant Brewer gives signals. U.S. trainees stand in front of the tanks and learn to mount them. The tanks are moved. The trainees give hand signals for tank maneuvering. A trainee sits near a swimming pool and writes. The trainees mount the tanks and work on them. A trainee places bullets in belts. The trainee carries an elevation marker. A flag is waved from a control tower as a signal for firing. The trainee fire from the tanks.
Trainees learn to fire from tanks on targets at Fort Irwin in Mojave, California.
Armored combat training at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center (NTC) in Mojave, California. U.S. trainees fire from tanks on targets. An officer in a control tower. The trainees bring their targets for scoring. A trainee points to the hits on a target. The trainees stand near a score board at the base of the control tower. They are in a line for lunch. The trainees sit on the ground and eat lunch.
