The Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy is presented in the United States. U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff John Dale Ryan presents 'The Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy'. Views of the trophy. General John Ryan presents the trophy to Major Lerroy. People gathered for the event. The trophy is awarded annually to an aircrew member who exhibit outstanding feats of airmanship. Major Lerroy greeted.
Sea activity of USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) in South East Asia. A crane hoists bombs aboard a ship. Ships at the pier. Okinawan contract carrier truck transports the bombs. Bombs unloaded. A flat bed trailer loaded with bombs, drives. Bombs assembled in a factory. The nose and tail section plugs of the bombs are removed and pushed off. Bombs transported in the flat bed trailer. A USAF B-52 taxis and takes off. SAC personnel in the control room of flight at the air base. The aircraft lands and taxis.
USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) make preparation for operations in the United States during the Vietnam War. General Bruce K. Holloway, Commander-in-Chief of the SAC, comes out from a building of 'Young Tiger Operations' and gets into a car for his annual visit. The General inspects the equipment. Tankers and fuel mechanized tank drive on a road. An officer enters into the van, and operates the remote control and monitoring instruments. Recovery team works on an aircraft. USAF aircraft take off. The pilot and copilot in the cockpit, operate the control panel. Views of the aircraft in flight, enroute to Vietnam.
USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) in South East Asia during Vietnam War. Wash crew of Okinawa, wash and clean aircraft. Maintenance crew work on the aircraft and inspect the working of all systems. SAC crew load bombs on a forklift truck. The forklift truck carry bombs and load onto an equipment. A flat bed trailer truck carries bombs and drives towards the aircraft. An officer speaks on a radio device from check post. Personnel load bomb on Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. The B-52 takes off.
The film begins showing an airborne B-52 bomber and then a copilot in the cockpit. View down through the bomb bay of a B-52. View from another Aircraft of a B-52 dropping numerous conventional bombs on enemy positions in Vietnam. The open bomb bay is shown again, only this time clusters of bombs are seen dropping from it. Aerial view of the ground as the many bombs strike creating a line of explosions and smoke. Closeup of a crew member wearing an oxygen mask. Another view of bombs being dropped and exploding on the ground. Bomb bay on a bomber being closed after it has finished a mission. More aerial views of bomb strikes and damage on the ground. View from cockpit of a B-52 following another that is leaving condensation trails. An Air Force officer working on the ground with mechanics. An Air Force sergeant working with a Navy technician in a headquarters. Strategic Air Command (SAC) crew members in flight suits descend from an aircraft upon arriving at an Air Force Base. An Air Force General presenting a major with some type of an award. A B-52 taxiing on an airfield. An F-104 Starfighter aircraft taxiing on an airfield. War supplies for American forces being offloaded from a ship in Vietnam. An Air Force drill team marching. A mechanic replacing a bulb on a large high outdoor light. Brief glimpse closeup of some school children. Air force personnel rescue a person from a flooded house. The Air Force drill team, seen earlier, spinning their rifles. Air Force ground crews moving a thousand pound bomb on a trolley and installing it into a B-52. View from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker as it refuels a B-52 in flight. View of the tanker hooked up to the B-52.
A large American flag is formed by school children dressed in Red, White and Blue in Hawaiian Islands. Children in colored costumes form flag in grandstand. Children include Hawaiians, Americans, Japanese, Filipinos and Chinese. Children parade in the foreground. Mass dancing exhibition of Japanese boys and girls in native costumes and others in white dresses.
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