U.S. Army officers receive training in the United States during World War 1. Soldiers march and parade in formation in double time step. They hold rifles. Trees in the background. The soldiers stand at attention in formation and then perform regimental drills. Color guards and non-commissioned officers stand in front of them. Buildings of training facility in the background.
John Philip Sousa's U.S.Navy Band of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station leading a World War I Liberty Loan parade on a city street (possibly in Chicago, Illinois). Behind them two cars are seen and other marchers carrying signs. One sign reads: "Chip In." Numerous spectators line the sidewalks. View from above of the band in formation for a concert. John Philip Sousa and his wife, Jane, pose in front of a residence. He wears the uniform of a Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve. (Note: During World War I, the Navy asked Sousa to train bandsmen at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. On May 31, 1917, at the age of 62, he accepted a commission as a Lieutenant, in the U.S.Naval Reserve and organized a new band at the Great Lakes Center. His fame attracted so many band recruits that he was able to form several Navy bands for other Navy bases and units.)
A dress parade in the United States. Aerial view of a parade ground. Sailors march in formation. Aerial view of the dress parade. Members of a band stand in formation. A U.S. flag flutters from a flag pole. A building in the background. The sailors march with rifles. Officers review the parade.
U.S. sailors near a radio tower in the United States. A sailor climbs up a ladder on a side of the radio tower. He waves from the top and climbs down. Two sailors operate a hand generator near the tower. A sailor poses at the base of the tower.
U.S. sailors at a rifle range in the United States. Target boards in the foreground. They shoot, keep score and watch the target. A target board is lowered and raised. The sailors shoot at the target board. Row of targets being raised and lowered. Smoke from chimneys in the background.
U.S. sailors at a firing range in the United States. Men examine a large piece of metal with holes in it. A sign on the piece reads: '5 inches Nickel Steel Armor Plate'. A seaman looks at a large shell. A seaman sticks his head through the hole in the metal plate. The sailors look at another metal plate with shell holes. A sign on the plate reads: 'Krupp Armor plate'.
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