United States President Richard Nixon in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington D.C., United States. Congressional Committee members seated at desk during the meeting. President Nixon discusses economical proposals with the Congressional Committee.
Return of forces to Germany III (REFORGER III) in Panzing, Germany. U.S. Lieutenant General Fillmore K. Mearns, Commanding General 7th Corps, briefs spectators. U.S. F-4s helicopter strike on a hill. Napalm bomb explosion on hill. Simulated artillery fire at landing zones. U.S. Army AH-1G Cobra gunship fire at bridge. Spectators and cameramen watch in foreground. U.S. UH-1Ds helicopter bring in troops. Friendly forces attack aggressor forces as helicopter takes off in background. Helicopters lay smoke screen followed by large group of UH-1Ds coming in for landing. U.S. Air Force CH-54 Skycrane brings in replacement bridge.
Return of forces to Germany III (REFORGER III) exercise in Germany. U.S. Lieutenant General Fillmore K. Mearns, Commanding General U.S. 7th Corps, briefs spectators. U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter land at a bridge site. Friendly forces repair bridge. U.S. Army CH-54 helicopter lower section of a bridge. Friendly force scatter along hillside in defensive positions with rifles at the ready.
Return of forces to Germany III (REFORGER III) exercise in Panzing, Germany. Mobile bridge Armored Vehicle Launch Bridge (AVLB) opens at riverbank and span over river. U.S. M-60 tanks and M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APCs) cross a bridge. Ambulance crosses the tank. Tanks fired and explosion on ground. Friendly forces in defensive position. Troops run and board U.S. Army UH-1D helicopters. Helicopter takes off. M-113 APCs cross armored vehicle launch bridge.
A U.S. Navy film about delivery of nuclear weapons in the United States. The film is titled 'Special Weapon Mission by A7 AB Carrier Aircraft'. A light attack Tactical Aircraft in flight at low level. A board at a door reads 'U.S. Pacific Fleet Air Intelligence Support Center -FAISC-'. A sailor enters the gate. A pilot works out the mission plan. He is given two targets and information regarding his mission. The pilot prepares headings, selects initial points, and decides the method of delivery and escape maneuver. He opens a book about methods of delivery. Animation depicts methods of weapon delivery followed by demonstrations by practice weapons. The Run in, Pull up and Release methods explained. Delivery method Retarded Lay Down gives the maximum protection. The second method Retarded Loft gives the fastest escape. Low Angle Loft, Medium Angle Loft, 65 Degree Angle Loft, 90 degree Loft and Over Shoulder Loft. The pilot decides on Wing Allowances. He selects navigation and other preparations. A briefing about weather and navigation. B-43 weapons are loaded in the aircraft at the hangar deck. The pilot checks in and adjusts settings for the nuclear bomb release. He adjusts monitor and control sets, electric settings, and depresses gun side.
Soviet Army armor and weapons during maneuvers. An M-50 (57 mm) anti-aircraft gun tracks an aerial target. M-38 (122 mm) howitzers fire. Soviet Army gun crews and fire controllers in action. Mobile BM-21 rocket launchers fire rockets. BMP-1S (Armored Personnel Carriers) and T-55 tanks move along a field. ZSU-23s (23 mm self propelled anti-aircraft machine gun) move along the field. Helicopters in flight. T-62 and T-55 tanks parked. Crews leave the tanks and prepare vehicles for CBW (Chemical and Biological Weapons) attack. A T-55 tank moves on a dirt road and passes through CBW agents.