A World War II training film on loading and employment of LSTs (Landing Ship Tanks) in the United States. LSTs get ready at a harbor to get underway. The LSTs underway proceeding in a convoy. Cargo and troops aboard the LSTs. Careful loading is very essential. Tanks and half tracks are loaded below in the LST. Trucks, jeeps and LVTs ( Landing Vehicle Tracked) and other vehicles are loaded on the main deck. Officers gather in the wardroom and get seated at a desk. The Captain briefs them. Data gathered in the meeting is passed on to crew aboard. Men seated on the deck.
A film titled: 'Amphibious Warfare Landing Boat Tactics Attack' on movement and tactics of landing boats. Landing boats underway at sea in the United States. Crewmen seated inside a room. An officer briefs them. A model of an Amphibious Transport (APA). Boats operating from this APA make up a boat group. The APA underway at sea. Men aboard a boat. Animation depicts an assembly area for personnel. Information about speed and distance of the boats in a circle. LCMs ( Landing Craft Mechanized) on a side of the APA. If the APA does not complete the group, the boat group is completed by boats from other ships. Design of an APA. Debarkation centers of the APA. Numeral and color designations are given to stations. Flags atop flag poles on the APA. Troops come aboard the ship by climbing up a landing net. The landing diagram should be studied carefully. The boats head towards the rendezvous area. (World War II period).
A training film on movement and tactics of landing boats in the United States. The rendezvous area. Aerial view of the boats underway at sea. Flags atop flag poles on the boats. The flags are used to give signals. The rendezvous area is protected by support boats. Animation depicts the boats moving in the area. Waves are formed by the boats to complete the boat group. The boats underway at sea circling in the area. They get a signal from the control vessel to move. The boats move in a sequence. Signals to change the formations are given by the Wave Commander. Animation depicts the positions of the Wave Commander and the boats. A landing diagram distance reads 100 yards.
A film on the importance of photographic reconnaissance in the United States. A U.S. Navy North American F9F aircraft parked at an air base. Two K-17 cameras are loaded in the airplane. A pilot in cockpit. Aerial view of the F9F Panther airplane in flight. The pilot looks at a target area on a map. The aircraft flying over the target area. Aerial view of the target area. The pilot takes photographs of the target area. Officers seated at a desk in an office. They look at pictures. The pilot stands nearby. An officer points out mistakes in the photography. The pilot in the cockpit of the F9F Panther and view of the F9F cockpit controls as the airplane is flying over the target area which is a dam complex. Aerial view of the target area. He takes photographs. An officer looks at the pictures. View of three North American F9F Panther aircraft flying in formation overhead.
A film titled: 'Life at Sea' on the life of U.S. Navy sailors aboard ships. United States Navy ships in a harbor in the United States. A signalman near a signal light. The U.S. flag flying atop a flag pole. Sailors aboard ships. U.S. Navy Cruiser USS Macon (CA-132) underway at sea. An officer looks through binoculars. A Captain standing on a bridge with sailors. A sailor looks through binoculars. The sailors get ready for anti aircraft tracking drills. Sailors seated at a table. Ships underway. Men at an information center for tracking any enemy aircraft. They track the enemy aircraft and report to battle stations. They get ready for action. They look through binoculars. They aim anti aircraft guns as the aircraft fly in formation overhead. Men in a radio room keep in touch with the rest of the navy. The sailors aim the guns.
A film on the life of United States Navy sailors aboard ships in the United States. Some sailors talking amongst themselves. Other playing solitaire cards. A ship underway at sea. The ship underway at night. The sailors sleeping in their beds. They wake up early the next morning and get ready. An officer wakes sailors from their beds. They shave. Young sailor with no beard puts on shaving cream anyway. Newspapers on board ship being printed at ship print shop. The sailors read the newspapers. They stand at attention. Officers inspect them. A classroom session for the sailors. Machinists attend a mathematics class. An officer instructs them. The sailors are shown training films. The training films give them information about how to acquire more efficiency in jobs. A sailor welds a metal. Carpenters at work in workshop. Sailors paint railings on deck. Coffee is poured into a mug. Electricians have coffee. Some of the sailors buy things such as pens and perfumes from the ship's store. A sailor collects clothes from a laundry. Other sailors having coffee and soda drinks and refreshments.
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