Exterior aerial and ground views of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe or SHAPE (SHAPE, Rue Grande, 7010 Mons, Belgium) located at Casteau, Wallonia, Belgium, north of the city of Mons. Various participating national flags and official cars parked in the premises of the headquarters. The SHAPE emblem above the doorway of the building, including the words, "Vigilia Pretium Libertatis". Dress Military hats from various countries and military branches on a hat and coat rack. Near Wiesbaden Germany, at Lindsey Air Station, a large NATO symbol outside on a large sign, with a smaller insignia and sign in the center that reads, "U.S. Air Forces in Europe." A sign on a building stating 'US Air Force Headquarters Europe'.
A NATO military exercise in Europe. U.S. Air Force F-4s and F-105 aircraft are seen dropping a variety of ordnance, including demolition bombs, antipersonnel bombs, and mixtures of both. F-4s seen dropping napalm. Air to Air and Ground to Air views of the aircraft attacking targets. Also seen are air-to-ground guided missiles being launched from airplanes. Two U.S. Air Force Captains in flight gear, approach and pose by a ladder in front of an F-111 aircraft parked on the ramp (possibly at RAF Upper Heyford).
War exercises in Europe. NATO military officers on the ground beside a jeep. Overhead, a C-141 flying with rear cargo bay doors open. The officers on the ground using radio and looking up at the C-141. View inside the C-141 cargo bay as a skid of cargo slides out the back attached to a parachute. Equipment lands on the ground. A C-130 dropping many parachutists. Ground view of a C-130 dropping three attached cargo skids on the ground while flying barely above the ground but not touching.
United States military exercises in Europe during the Cold War. Rapid sequence of images. U.S. Army troops landing on a beach and disembarking quickly from a Landing Craft (a LCVP). A tank rolling off a larger landing craft. Three navy ships at sea and an aerial view of a U.S. Navy submarine cruising on the water surface. Trucks and tanks at a beach landing, including a U.S. Army armored vehicle largely submerged on its way to the beach. U.S. Army personnel carrying truck on a road with soldiers and weapons.
World War II war correspondents gather in Washington DC before returning to Europe for ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France. War correspondents walking on the streets of Washington DC. They pass a long painted mural wall depicting scenes from American life. They stop at guard station of a White House entrance gate and then enter gates at the White House grounds as a White House officer checks them in. President Richard Nixon meeting with the correspondents. The President and a correspondent hold a document and pose for a picture. The correspondents pose with President Nixon on the White House lawn. President Nixon poses with the document, as the correspondents stand near him. Nixon talks to the men and picks up and pets the White House dog named Pasha, who was Trish Nixon's Yorkshire terrier.
Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe, at Lindsey Air Base near Wiesbaden, Germany. Exterior views of the HQ building. View of the emblem above the door. An Air Force officer emerges from a door marked "DCS/Plans". Another comes from a door marked "DCS Operations" at building B05. Another leaves a building with marker "DCS Intelligence" above the door. All three carry brief cases. The men converge on the sidewalk in front of the Headquarters building and enter together. View of an emblem and door stating "Commander in Chief" and 'Vice Commander in Chief" below a gold seal of the United States Air Force.