American military capabilities on display in Puerto Rico. American artillery troops parade at the Henry Barracks in Cayey, Puerto Rico, home to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment. Military trucks pull artillery guns over mountain roads. Range finders give coordinates to the artillery crew. Artillery guns being fired. U.S. pilots parade on the newly-built Borinquen Army Airfield, home to the 27th Bombardment Squadron,and elements of the 25th Bombardment Group, equipped with B-18A aircraft. B-18 bombers take off from the airbase. Aerial view from above a formation of B-18s flying over the city of San Juan in Puerto Rico. (World War II period).
Gasoline railroad tankers in a desert, United States. A gasoline tanker truck parked beside. American soldiers load five gallon gasoline cans onto a military covered truck. (World War II period).
General George C Marshall, General T Roosevelt, Sir John Dill and Lord Louis Mountbatten review troops during maneuvers. Soldiers lying on the ground use field telephones to communicate. (World War II period).
American Military Policemen rush from a headquarter building onto their motorcycle in United States. Policemen mount on their motorcycles and prepare to leave.
Ford GP Jeep driven over rough terrain, up and down the steep hills. Edsel Ford and an army officer are the passengers. Jeep has tire chains fitted to move on rough terrain. Shot during the roll out of the first GP delivery to the U.S. Army. Testing took place near the Ford factory near Detroit, MI.
Demonstration of a Ford GP Model army jeep, being test driven at a field in the United States. The jeep flips after driving over a large rock. The driver rolls free and gets back in the jeep to resume the test.
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