A film on the development of air power of the United States. Wilbur Wright places a large wheel under a Wright Flyer Model A, so it can be towed across a field in the first public demonstration of a Wright Brothers airplane at Le Mans, France. Next, A Wright flyer is seen in flight at Fort Myer, Virginia. An Army balloon is seen aloft in the background.
People swim in a swimming pool at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. People in the swimming pool. People outside the pool talk to those in the pool. Some people get out of the pool. A man dives into the pool. Swimmers dive into the pool from a diving board. People standing at the side of the pool watch.
U.S. 5th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Clark in Texas, United States. Soldiers near an artillery piece. The artillery is loaded and fired. Mounts and pack horses of the 5th Cavalry Regiment run across a flat terrain.
U.S. 5th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Clark in Texas, United States. Mounts and pack horses of the 5th Cavalry Regiment jump a barrier. A soldier on horseback. A horse without a rider near him. The horses run across a flat terrain. The regiment marches led by a horseman.
U.S. 23rd Infantry at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The 23rd Infantry passes in review. Soldiers stand at attention. Their commanders stand in front of them. They are preceded by men on horses. Officers on horses review the soldiers. The soldiers take a right turn and march.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower reviews weapons at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. Civilian officials and military officers review the weapons. President Eisenhower is accompanied by U.S. Army General Omar Bradley. Two hundred pieces of weaponry including tanks, combat rockets and Pershing missiles pass in review. A Redeye missile launcher is demonstrated by a soldier. A mobile train passes in review. A missile is launched. A missile firing helicopter is demonstrated.