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The U.S. Army conducts a number of test firings of tactical missiles for use in the field by Army troops

The U.S. Army test launches missiles in the United States. An Army Honest John missile is moved on its transporter launcher into position near some trees at an Army testing site. An army crew uses controls built into the launcher to raise it into a 45-degree launch angle. Closeup of soldier counting down to launch time and then signalling with his arm. Two hands are seen pushing down the plunger handle of an igniting control, and the missile launches in a burst of black smoke. It explodes in the distance raising a small mushroom cloud from its tactical nuclear warhead. A Little John, replacement is launched and disappears in distance. Next, an MGM-18 Lacrosse missile is seen on launch pad and then fired, leaving a trail of white smoke. View of it crashing onto the ground without any explosion.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073563
U.S. Army Sergeant Stuart Queen speaks about U.S. Army soldiers' uniform used in the earlier days in the United States.

United States Army soldiers' uniform in the United States. U.S. Army Sergeant Stuart Queen speaks about soldiers' uniform in the earlier days. Caps kept on a table. A soldier in a uniform. A poster for the U.S. Army.

Date: 1955
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073565
The U.S. Army presents the Big Picture which is an official report for the Armed Forces and the American people in the U.S.

The Big Picture telecast in the United States. Animated globe rotates. The U.S. Army presents the Big Picture which is an official report for the Armed Forces and the American people.

Date: 1955
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073566
The three U.S. Army components are : the Army Reserves, the Regular Army and the Army National Guard.

Components of the U.S. Army. A poster in the United States reads 'All for One,One for all U.S. Army'. The three army components are : the Army Reserve, the Regular Army and the Army National Guard. A poster reads ' Serve in the Army Reserve'. Men of the Army Reserve join the Active Army during a summer training in field exercises. A large group of U.S. Army soldiers marching on a field. Soldier works on a typewriter. Other soldiers learn to load and fire artillery.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073575
U.S. Army Reserve Officer's Training Corps undergo technical and physical training in the United States.

U.S. Army Reserve Officer's Training Corps in the United States. A poster reads 'US Army Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC)'. Students attend classroom teaching. The students stand in formation on a field. They receive caps and uniforms from soldiers at a counter. The students gathered on a field for technical training. They march and train on obstacle course during their physical conditioning.. They learn to load and fire artillery.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073576
U.S. Army National Guard serves the country during peace and war.

Film opens showing a poster of a National Guardsman with Nike missiles in the background. Sketches of National Guard (the Militia) maintaining order during civic disturbances in history. Sketches of Guardsmen in various uniforms over the ages. An early National Guard encampment. Mounted National Guard cavalry moving in formation during World War 1; Guard soldiers climbing a hill under fire on a Pacific island in World War 2; Guard troops marching in review during the Korean War; Guardsmen directing traffic during an emergency; Views of a disaster site. A National guardsman giving water to disaster victims. A contingent of National Guard demonstrating the manual of arms using their rifles. National Guard members training under supervision of the U.S. Army. They move across a field, cross a pontoon bridge. National Guard training in M4A3E8 Sherman medium Tanks. Guardsmen in Hawaii and in Alaska. National Guard maintaining a Nike Hercules missile.

Date: 1955
Duration: 3 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073577