U.S. marines come up elevator of the USS Enterprise and board HRS-1 (H-37) helicopters. Two HR2S1 helicopters leave deck of carrier. LVTs on way to shore. Marines rush off LVTs through surf to shore. SP antitank vehicle with 106 recoil less rifles and 50 cal machine gun moves up and fires. Jupiter missile launches. Soldiers advance and planes in flight. Ship refuels in heavy sea. Night view in desert United States of atomic bomb explosion during a test.
Aerial views of the USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-)32 while deployed in the Atlantic to support the recovery of the Aurora 7 space capsule from the Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission. Marine Corps UH 34D helicopters are seen on deck. The ship moves rapidly through calm waters.
Practice activity at sea during operations to support the Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission of NASA. U.S. Marine Corp UH 34D helicopter takes off from the USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32) and joins with others in a formation. A helicopter takes off from a destroyer and joins up with those from the Spiegel Grove. Formation of helicopters flies over the Atlantic.
Landing Signal Officer (LSO) employs paddles to guide helicopter pilot during approach and landing on deck of USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32) underway in Atlantic during operations in support of the Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital mission. Using paddles, the LSO warns pilot of being too low at one point, which the pilot immediately corrects.
U.S. Marine Corp UH 34D helicopter taking off from deck of USS Spiegel Grove (LSD 32) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean supporting the NASA Mercury-Atlas 7 space mission. Blades of UH 34D rotate. Deck crew removes auxiliary power unit. As helicopter starts to rise, Signal Officer uses paddles to direct pilot to starboard upon departure. The helicopter takes off and complies.
Atlas number 113D on transporter. Transporter driven to Miramar NAS, California. Board of 'US naval air station, Miramar, master jet air station, Mitscher field'. Transporter arrives to Miramar. Guard checks vehicles before entering into gate of Miramar.