Occupational training for recovering and disabled U.S. soldiers in the United States after World War 1. Exterior of a building. A vehicle driving past on a street. Trainees in an automobile shop. Man with crutch under arm fixes an electrical outlet. Veterans participate in a orchestra and band rehearsal. Other men working. They install electrical wiring in a building under construction.
A film titled: 'The Story of Dynamite' on the advancement of the United States by using raw materials. A man and a woman pouring water in a container from a ditch in a field. Water wheels used to furnish power. Prairie schooners moving across the field. Steamships underway at sea. Trains on a railroad track. Buildings along the sides of streets in a city. Traffic on a street. The country advances by extracting great quantities of raw materials from the earth.
A film on general and special training of U.S. paratroopers. Paratroopers equipped with parachute packs and wearing boots, stand at attention in the United States. An officer inspects them. The paratroopers board an airplane. The airplane takes off and is in flight. Interior of the airplane. Paratroopers seated inside the airplane. Aerial view of land. The paratroopers get up and get ready to execute a jump. They jump out of the airplane and descend with the help of parachutes. A building in the foreground. A paratrooper holding a rifle is lying in prone position.
A film on general and special training of U.S. paratroopers during World War 2. U.S. army soldiers prepare parachute packs in the United States. An airplane in flight overhead. The paratroopers jumping out of the airplane. They descend towards a snowy mountainous area. They carry arms and ammunition. The paratroopers skiing on the snow in warm, all white winter uniform clothing. A paratrooper holding a rifle is lying in a prone position.
A film on training of U.S. paratroopers. Commander of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment William Miles Miley discussing with an officer at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, United States. Soldiers standing in formation. A building in the background. A car arrives. U.S. Army General George Catlett Marshall and British Army Field Marshal John Dill get off the car. They inspect the troops and equipment. Equipment placed on the ground. Officers discuss. They look at equipment. A parked airplane. Paratroopers standing at attention, equipped with parachutes and other equipment. An officer inspects the equipment of the paratroopers. The paratroopers board the airplane. A man gives a signal to take off. The airplane takes off and is in flight. The paratroopers seated inside the airplane. They stand up after getting orders and get ready for jumping. They jump out of the airplane. The paratroopers descend with the help of parachutes. Officers watching the maneuvers. The paratroopers lined up for an inspection. General Marshall and other officers inspect them. (World War II period).
The 23rd Reconnaissance Squadron National Guard being trained in Springfield, Illinois. The squadron gets new six ton armored cars. They learn 'Blitzkrieg' method of war. Men aboard the cars advancing on a field. Aircraft in flight overhead. They aim anti-aircraft guns from the cars at the aircraft.
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