USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine, is seen from an overflying aircraft, as it plows ahead at high speed, on the surface of the sea.
Man plows field with the help of two oxen. Children stand on road with a bus passing in the background. An old man with stick in hand. Sheep graze in field. Women work outside their huts in a village. Women carry water tumblers on head.
Snake charmer plays a flute like instrument in front of cobras. The cobras dance on movement of the instrument. A brick wall in the background. The snake charmer holds one of the cobras in his hand and lifts the snake by its tail.
Narcotics building in Southern India. Security guard with rifle in hand stands at the entrance gate. Board inside the building reads 'Central Bureau of Narcotics'. View of an X-Ray with arrows pointing towards lungs. Man walks on road in front of a building. Plants near a small puddle of water.
A sign reads 'Border Operations'. Other signs on area roads read: "Ronshausen; Kreis Rotenburg; Zonen- Grenzbezirk." U.S. Army soldiers seen guarding key installations and supply lines in Germany. American troops keeping ready with training, crawling under live machine gun fire. U.S.Army Arctic Training Center in Big Delta, Alaska. Army troops training in snow on skis. U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard units being trained to increase their readiness. Army troops in routine activities, eating, etc. stop everything, and respond to battle stations when an alarm sounds.
A film about the training of U.S. Navy recruits at various naval training centers in the United States. A U.S. Navy Band insignia on ground and sailors march past it during close order drill. A Naval Boatswain's Mate picks up the insignia and puts it on the back of a musician bandsman who lost it. Sailors perform calisthenic exercises.