Demonstration of ordnance material at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. U.S. Army General William R. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Edward M. Shinkle and other officials standing with West Point cadets. The cadets and officials watch the demonstration of a 16 inch coastal gun. Smoke rises as the gun is fired.
Demonstration of ordnance material at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. U.S. Army General William R. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Edward M. Shinkle and other officials standing with West Point cadets. They watch the demonstration by a keystone bomber. Men load a bomb in the bomb bay of an airplane. A man inserts the primer detonator in the fuse assembly. He threads the end of the arming wire through one set of holes in the arming vane. Smoke rises as the airplane drops the bomb.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. He attends memorial services for unknown soldiers at the cemetery. The President with his wife and other officials. Soldiers standing in formation. The President, his wife and the officials pay homage to the soldiers who died in war and place wreaths on a memorial.
A competition for testing the driving skills of air force vehicle drivers in Ohio. Air force vehicles being driven on a racetrack. People watch the competition. 'Air Power is Peace Power' written on the vehicles. Men write information on a paper about the driving skills. Trophies which are to be awarded to the winners are placed on a table.
Airplanes during test flights in California. The airplanes can fly at an enormous speed. U.S. Navy Douglas Skyrockets parked at an air base. A man stands nearby. The airplane in flight overhead. A new light pusher airplane parked at the air base. A man stands nearby and looks at the airplane. A pilot in the cockpit. The airplane takes off from the air base for a test flight.
Maneuvers of U.S. 1st Cavalry Division in the vicinity of the Sacramento Mountains in Texas. 26th Wagon Company of the Division Quartermaster train on a field. Supply wagons advance across the field.
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