U.S. 34th Division Artillery at McChord Air Force Base in Washington, United States prior to their deployment to Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers disembark from a bus. They line up in front of a mess tent. A band plays as the soldiers eat breakfast. Two officers drink coffee and talk in front of an urn.
U.S. 34th Division Artillery soldiers at McChord Air Force Base in Washington, United States. U.S. Army Major General Willard Pearson converses with two officers. Major General Pearson at the entrance of a tent. He walks up to a USAF (United States Air Force) C-141 Starlifter aircraft. Battery guideon is passed to a soldier on a ramp and put aboard the aircraft. 34th Division Artillery troops climb the ramp and board the C-141 aircraft. Names are checked from a roster. Major General Pearson talks to soldiers as they approach the ramp. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Naval forces strike Korean targets near Pohang, Korea during the Korean War. U.S. jet aircraft take off from the deck of aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45). An aircraft lands in sea during the take off. A helicopter rescues the pilot and the pilot is assisted on the deck of the carrier. Fighter aircraft take off from deck of the carrier. North Korean positions are heavily strafed by U.S. fighters near Pohang. Smoke rises from the explosions. The aircraft return to USS Valley Forge. An aircraft crash lands on the deck of the carrier. Ground crew and fire fighters rush toward the aircraft to prevent it from catching fire.
A chemical warfare training film depicts United States soldiers being treated for exposure to various gases during World War II. Soldiers arrive at nearby battalion aid station in the United States after facing a mustard gas attack. Medics help the soldiers to remove contaminated uniform. A protective ointment is rubbed over the body of a soldier who is wearing a mask. A soldier washes his face. Another soldier is drying himself. Sodium bicarbonate solution is used as a mouth and eye rinse. An exiting soldier is checked out for his serial number, organization, type and extent of injury. A soldier on a litter is removed. All contaminated clothing is segregated and burned. A lewisite burst in a jungle. Lewisite remains on foliage in the jungle through which a soldier passes. The soldier removes his uniform after coming in contact with lewisite. The lewisite victim is bathed in hydrogen peroxide. A soldier is checked out to the rear after cleansing.
A chemical warfare training film based on U.S. soldiers being treated for exposure to various gases during World War II. Soldiers marching in a forest in the United States encounter a tear gas attack (dramatized for training). The soldiers put on their gas masks. They continue to march. A soldier without a gas mask faces problems as his eyes burn. He uses a solution of sodium bicarbonate to rinse his eyes at the nearest battalion aid station.
A chemical warfare training film based on U.S. soldiers being treated for exposure to various gases during World War II. Smoke rising from a DM (Adamsite) candle on a training batllefield in the United States. Soldiers walk through the smoke-covered battlefield. A soldier falls down (dramatization) after coming in contact with DM candle smoke. The casualty is evacuated from the field by a medic. At an encampment next to a forest, the soldier gargles with a solution of sodium bicarbonate at an aid station to prevent throat infection. The same soldier breathes through a bottle containing chlorine. He lies down on the ground after receiving treatment. Three solutions chlorine, phosgene and chloropicrin in test tubes. A soldier shows how these three gases can be released in a field.
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