U.S. Marines of 'F' Company, 2nd Battalion 22nd Regiment receive parachute supplies in Okinawa. Marines unload supplies from bundles which were just dropped by TBM Avenger aircraft. Marines in dungaree trousers without shirts. They take 81mm mortar shells out of the casing. They carry shells on shoulders and stack them up. Tents in far background behind bushes.
Radiomen operate radio set. Route 52 MI from Shuri, Okinawa. Two radiomen operate SCR-296-F set which is mounted on weapons carrier. Radiomen take down message. Radio team puts away antenna and drives off.
View of a Campbell Model F airplane from rear, at Bolling Field in Washington DC. It is a pusher propeller "flivver" airplane, costing $1500, with tricycle landing gear and twin tail design, powered by a stock Ford V8 engine, with single ignition. View of engine running and long transverse central elevator, as well as side being moved. View of steerable nose gear. Pilot and inventor Hayden Campbell in the cockpit. Aircraft taxis out and takes off (view of Capitol dome in distance). Views of the airplane's Ford V8 engine, with one spark plug for each cylinder. Removing and replacing the engine cowling. Interior of cockpit, with ignition key, conventional yoke flight controls, basic instruments in panel and long push-pull throttle control.
Senator Walter F. George, of Georgia, records a broadcast favoring enactment of lend lease bill (which he calls lease-lend bill). He says this is a challenge to labor and industry to unite to give full aid to countries whose defense is vital to ours. Further he speaks about using American industrial power against aggression.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) REFORGER II (Return of Forces to Germany) Operation. U.S. fighter aircraft F4 Phantom II in flight. The jet fighters dive at a hill in Germany. Hills covered with trees. Simulated bombs explode as jets dive at target. Napalm burns. Fire and heavy black smoke rises up as bombs explode. View of several buildings.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) REFORGER II (Return of Forces to Germany) Operation. U.S. fighter aircraft F4 Phantom II dive at a hill. Simulated bombs explode as jets dive at target. U.S. helicopter AH-1G Cobra lay smoke screen. Formation of UH-1D Huey helicopters fly toward hill. Troops run to attack machine gun position. German Gunners fire at advancing men of 16th Infantry Division.
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