U.S. Air Forces General Curtis LeMay retires from service in United States. Officials gather in a hall at the retirement. U.S. President Lyndon Johnson at podium, addresses people and states about the achievements of the General. He awards the Distinguished Service Medal to the General. General LeMay receives the award and shakes hands with the President. He meets his family members and other officials present in the hall. People gather at the retirement ceremony for the General. Troops march in respect of the General and Army Air Forces planes flies in formation.
United States Army Air Force (USAAF) XR-1 helicopter in flight tests at the Platt-LePage Aircraft Company of Eddystone, Pennsylvania. The helicopter hovers several feet above ground for a while and then goes through a series of touch downs and takeoffs, all confined to only several feet above ground.
Review of air raids in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. United States Army Air Forces Major General Curtis LeMay and General Thomas S. Power discuss the bombing mission on Kobe, Japan with other officers. Colonels Blanchard, Roberts, Warren and Muehleisen read maps and orders.
U.S. Joint Strategic Target Planning staff at SAC (Strategic Air Command) headquarters in Nebraska, United States. Chairman Joint Chief of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, USAF Chief of Staff General Curtis LeMay, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W Anderson, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps Commandant David M Shoup alight from a U.S. Air Forces VC-135 aircraft at Offutt Air Force Base. The officers being greeted by Commander of SAC General Thomas S Power and Vice Commander Lieutenant General John P McConell. The officers talk and shake hands. The officers leave the air force base in staff cars as SAC elite guards salute.
A film on the recruitment of women in the United States Armed Forces. The training of the women Marines. The training camp for female marines at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. A sign board at the camp reads: 'Headquarters Marine Corps Women's Reserve Schools'. A train passing on the railroad station. Women Marines arriving for their "boot camp" training from all over the country. They come out of the train with their personal belongings. A woman playing with a dog. The Marines board a truck and arrive at the training camp. 'USMC' written on the truck. Women walking towards the building. A man and some women seated at a desk and discussing. Exterior of a building at Camp Lejeune. Marines inside the building. A sign board reads: 'General Physical Exams'. The physical and medical examination of the Marines being undertaken. Eye sight test of the Marines. A doctor checking the blood pressure of a woman Marine. Their fingerprints are taken. A Marine posing for a identity photograph. Identity cards being issued to them. Uniforms and shoes being issued to the women Marines. Men taking measurements for uniforms. An officer addressing the women Marines seated on chairs inside a classroom. The Marines take notes. They march in formation on a parade ground. A man giving instructions to them. A woman serving as a drill instructor and instructing the women Marines. The Marines march in formation. Trees in the background. A U.S. flag flying atop a flag pole. A bell rings and the drill instructor blows a bugle. The women Marines in barracks. They rest on their beds. A woman writing a letter.
Tethered tests of the U.S. Army Air Corps XR-1 helicopter at the Platt-LePage company factory in Eddystone Pennsylvania. The helicopter parked in front of hangar. Pilot Lou Leavitt in the cockpit and starts the engine. Several men watch and take pictures of the action. A group of men including Platt,Leavitt ,Le Page and Grover Loening talk to each other. XR-1 hovers as cars and trucks remain parked in the background. Several scenes in which the the helicopter lightly touches down and then takes off again.