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.
Aerial view of two U.S. Air Force F-4D Phantom aircraft in the sky, side by side. U.S. Army forces on the ground. A jeep parked on a high hillside and officers beside observing into a valley with binoculars. A convoy of U.S. Army covered troop transport trucks on a road. Aerial close view of F-4E nose in flight. A U.S. Army soldier firing a machine gun. View from the ground as F-4D Phantom fires rockets at ground targets during war exercises. Explosions on the ground. U.S. Army officers observe using binoculars.
U.S. Army paratroops and equipment hooked to parachutes fill the sky during war exercises in Europe. Parachutes descending from C-130 aircraft. Troops on ground collect parachutes and move out. Officer wearing black beret looks on. A C-130 flies a few feet above the ground and drops an equipment skid from cargo doors while in flight. It skids across the ground. The C-130 rapidly shoots up and away using jet fuel assisted take off (JATO) (Also known as RATO). The JATO rocket is seen burning at the aircraft rear. A Douglas B-66 Destroyer cruises past.
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.
Long tank columns of the U.S. Army in Europe. View of the two stationary columns from the air. A formation of four F-4D Phantom fighter bomber aircraft flying overhead.
Exterior views of the facilities of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) at Casteau, in Belgium, north of the city of Mons. Flag with SHAPE emblem flying over the building. Parade in a European city. Military band passes, followed by honor guard of soldiers holding the flags of 14 nations in the SHAPE alliance. Civilians observe the parade.