A training film about the means of forecasting and controlling of avalanches in Alta, Utah. A man loads a shell into an artillery piece. Snow covered slopes of a mountain. Avalanche being set in motion as a result of artillery fire. A dust cloud being formed by the drifting snow. A secondary avalanche is triggered by the force and energy of the artillery-triggered avalanche. A man skis down a slope. Men ski down a snow covered slope. An artillery shell fired from a tower to set off an avalanche.
A film 'Cold weather Seabee' about the training of U.S. Navy Seabees to work in cold weather regions in Colorado, United States. Seabees at work as they construct air bases and other facilities. Snow covered area in the Arctic region. Ships and submarines underway. The seabees loaded in trucks as they convoy heads for a training camp for Seabees in Colorado. Views of snow covered region. Seabees unload gear. A seabee sleeps in a bed and gets up and puts on his winter clothes and ski boots. An instructor teaches the seabees skiing. The seabees learn the basics of skiing as a few of them fall. An Army instructor guides them about the usage of snow shoe. Men put on snow shoes and walk through the snow.
A film about the training of U.S. Navy Seabees to work in cold weather regions in Colorado, United States. A Reconnaissance party led by the Navy civil engineer core officer sets out to look for a suitable camp site. Weasel and light tracked vehicles move past a snow covered area. The weasels travel in pairs. Men of the reconnaissance party prepare a shelter. Firewood being lit up. A man cooks food inside a shelter. Sleeping bags being unrolled and arranged. Men eat food and sleep in bags. A snow sheltered trench being used by the men of the reconnaissance party. A weasel being used as a wind shelter. The men cook food on a gasoline stove. The men unroll sleeping bags. Reconnaissance party on move. After selection of the camp site equipment and weasel being moved to the site. Snow being cleared from the area by an equipment. A canvass cover being put to erect maintenance tents.
A film about the training of U.S. Navy Seabees to work in cold weather regions in Colorado, United States. Seabees use hand heater to warm up the cold engines of vehicles at the camp area. Snow compacted road being constructed by pontoon snow drag as it compresses the snow. Boulder mixer and heavy steel roller pass over the area several times to construct a road. A hard and even road is produced. Men remove snow with shovel. The Seabees move on snow. Seabees lined up on a snow covered area.
Activity of the Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff. View of exterior of "Quarters One" at Fort Myer, in Arlington, Virginia, the Residence of the United States Army Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, occupied then by General Omar Bradley. Two cannon pieces outside the house on a lawn. A sign on a car reads 'Department of Defense United States of America'. The car, a Cadillac limousine circa 1948, pulls up outside the Quarters One house and a chauffeur opens the door of the car. General Omar Bradley seen on porch of house. Next seen shows Cadillac car arriving at Pentagon, and General Bradley ascends stairs of Pentagon as a photographer clicks pictures. A sign above a door reads 'Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff'. General Omar Bradley enters a building to confer with USAF Chief General Hoyt S. Vandenberg and leaves it.
Chairman of United States Joint Chiefs of Staff at Pentagon in the United States. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Omar Bradley enters his office at the Pentagon. A sign above the door reads 'Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff'. An officer enters a building. General Bradley and USAF Chief General Hoyt S. Vandenberg leave the building. General Vandenberg gets into a car and drives away. General Bradley gets into another car and leaves.
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