Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. A staff sergeant takes a phone call. Staff sergeant Irwin talking on the phone. An alert crew chatting and laughing in the background. The staff sergeant hollers at the crew. Crew enters their truck. Truck front end reads “Explosive Disposal”. The staff sergeant handles location and data to truck driver. Sergeant climbs aboard the truck. Man holds the location paper. Th truck reverses out of the parking position. Crewmen in truck. An airman speaks to an Okinawan guard about the shell. Both the airman and the Okinawan guard point to the position of the shell in the grassy field. The emergency crew arriving on truck to the scene. Okinawan guard standing on roadway watching. Crewmen remove the grass surrounding the shell. Truck back up to the shell.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team dispose shells and explosives into the ocean. Barge front gate lifting. A man closes the front gate on landing craft loaded with shells. Landing barge leaving shore. View of the barge as it travels out to sea. Water splashing on front of sailing landing barge. United States personnel on the barge are throwing shells and land mines overboard. Other men watch the personnel throwing shells. Shirtless personnel pick up a shell and throws it overboard. Men tossing shells and landmines into the water.
Voice of America broadcast facility in Okinawa. Interior of relay station. Wall clock with hands pointing at 2 o'clock. A lucite sign beneath the clock begins to flash 'On Air'. A sign reading 'Voice of America' is seen at base of clock. Clock with its hands at 3 o'clock .
View of bank of tape recorders operating in the U.S. Voice of America relay station facility in Onna, Okinawa. Jan Hajdukiewiez, former member of Neutral Nation inspection team, visits the facility, Staff member, Mr. Blackburn, explains the tape relay operations to him.
Mr Blackburn of the Voice of America staff explains VOA relay station operations to visitor, Mr Jan Hajdukiewiez, in Onna Okinawa.Mr Blackburn explains how tape decks are used in the operations. Bank of tape decks is seen.
Jan Hajdukiewiez, visiting former member of Neutral Nation Inspection Team, is briefed on Voice of America broadcast operations at the VOA relay station in Onna, Okinawa. Several staff members discuss operations with him.