Ground mobility courses at the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. Infantry soldiers look on as an expert drives a tank across a bumpy terrain during a ground mobility course. They learn techniques to inspect vehicles. They also learn to control the vehicles. The expert instructs them about tools, equipment and personnel required to keep vehicles operating. They receive a mechanical training in caring for, repairing and maintaining equipment. An instructor teaches them theory and functions of each section of infantry vehicles. Infantry officers practice by applying their knowledge in repairing vehicles brought to the school's maintenance shop.
A training at the U.S. Army Airborne School at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. Trucks loaded with infantry soldiers drive through a field. Paratroopers descend from airborne aircraft. The soldiers jump from a wall and somersault during their training. They jump from a tower using ropes and then using parachutes. They jump from aircraft in flight. They also learn to carry their supplies and equipment
Communication training at the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. A soldier drives a jeep through a jungle. Another soldier communicates with others over a field telephone. Soldiers receive training for installation, operation, maintenance and repair of communication equipment. They learn to operate radio telephones, teletypes and radio teller tapes, telephones and telephone switch boards. A soldier carries wire reels to be laid for communication. An officer talks over a field telephone and orders the soldiers to advance through a field.
The U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. Aerial view of the U.S. Army Infantry School. During a problem solving task, a team of soldiers is given a task to rescue an injured pilot. Observers watch as the team works. The team places a stretcher over a rope. They place the injured on the stretcher. An instructor evaluates the work and leadership qualities of the soldiers. Men at other end pull the stretcher. An officer takes a class of soldiers. Soldiers advance through a field during tactical exercises. They load and fire artillery. Tanks advance. Paratroopers jump from aircraft in flight. An aircraft lands on a field and soldiers advance through a battlefield.
Fort Benning Military Post in Georgia, United States. Infantry soldiers run on a field during a physical training. Soldiers fire artillery on the field. An explosion occurs. A U.S. Army Ranger crosses a river over a rope. Paratroopers jump from aircraft in flight. They descend.
Film begins showing a group of African American Paratroopers from the U.S. 555th African American Paratrooper Infantry Battalion (Triple Nickels) in Fort Benning, Georgia during World War 2. They are inspecting their parachutes, laid out on a long table. One of them is a staff sergeant. Next, they don their helmets and then put on their backpack parachutes. Views of them adjusting their parachutes. Closeup of a Technical Sergeant assisting a Master Sergeant with his gear. The troopers double time in a line to an area for inspection. Their static lines are folded on their backpacks, and they hold their reserve chute against their stomachs. A sergeant gives them a final inspection, and they double time to a parked C-47 transport airplane that they board. Glimpse from inside the aircraft as they mount the stairs to the cabin. Next are several glimpses of troopers exiting the aircraft with their static lines hooked to the inside of the C-47. Change of scene shows view from window of a C-47, as a group of troopers begin boarding the aircraft. View along the side of a C-47 transport plane troopers' white parachutes open as they jump from the aircraft. They float away down and behind the aircraft. Aerial view of troopers jumping from left rear door of a C-47 transport plane in flight.
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