Exterior aerial and ground views of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe or SHAPE (SHAPE, Rue Grande, 7010 Mons, Belgium) located at Casteau, Wallonia, Belgium, north of the city of Mons. Various participating national flags and official cars parked in the premises of the headquarters. The SHAPE emblem above the doorway of the building, including the words, "Vigilia Pretium Libertatis". Dress Military hats from various countries and military branches on a hat and coat rack. Near Wiesbaden Germany, at Lindsey Air Station, a large NATO symbol outside on a large sign, with a smaller insignia and sign in the center that reads, "US Air Forces in Europe." A sign on a building stating 'US Air Force Headquarters Europe'.
'1969 SAC Missile Combat Competition' of USAF Strategic Air Command units in the United States. Seal of '1969 SAC Missile Combat Competition'. An SAC officer speaks on the dais. SAC units disembark an aircraft. A sign reads : 'Welcome, 1969 SAC Missile Combat Competition'. The SAC units enters a building. The personnel receive well wishes. The SAC personnel work on various equipment during the competition. An announcer makes an announcement during the award ceremony. General Bruce K. Holloway, Commander-in-Chief of the SAC speaks. General Holloway congratulates each SAC personnel. The SAC personnel applaud. The award is given for the best maintenance wing and the best minute man wing
Cold War Reconnaissance flight of a U.S. Air Force RF-4 Phantom II in Europe. RF-4 takes off from a U.S. Air Force base in Europe. Views of land, mountains, and water below. A Soviet Z-class or Zulu class submarine surfaced and cruising at sea. The RF-4 flies over. The RF-4 landing at base again. Crew on the ground rush to unload film canisters from beneath nose area of plane. Personnel rush with film canisters into a lab. Photo interpreters viewing developed film roll and scrutinizing film images along with maps.
A NATO military exercise in Europe. U.S. Air Force F-4s and F-105 aircraft are seen dropping a variety of ordnance, including demolition bombs, antipersonnel bombs, and mixtures of both. F-4s seen dropping napalm. Air to Air and Ground to Air views of the aircraft attacking targets. Also seen are air-to-ground guided missiles being launched from airplanes. Two U.S. Air Force Captains in flight gear, approach and pose by a ladder in front of an F-111 aircraft parked on the ramp (possibly at RAF Upper Heyford).
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.
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.