Marines are seen entering dense underbrush in an M274 vehicle with an M40 Recoiless Rifle mounted on it. They rotate the M40 into position and fire it. Marines firing various weapons, including M1 Garand rifle on firing range; Browning M1917 machine gun; grenade launcher; recoiless rifle; hand grenade; M101 105 mm Howitzer; portable flame thrower. Marine communicating with portable field radio. Marine pilot in cockpit of aircraft. Various shots of Marine warplanes in flight,, including F-8 Crusader; A4 Skyhawk; F4 Skyray; and others. A Lockheed Hercules KC-130 serving as Navy refueling aircraft. Marine aircraft making a short field landing assisted by carrier arresting gear installed there. The aircraft making short field takeoffs. Portable bladder fuel tanks laid out to create a combat zone fuel facilities. Aircraft being refueled.
Allied Operation Cobra, during World War II. United States infantry,tanks and other vehicles advance from Lessay through the war-torn town of Periers, on their way to Coutances, France. U.S. infantrymen (probably 90th Infantry Division) and armor of the 4th Armored Division, including M4(105) howitzer medium tanks and M4 medium tanks (part of Operation Cobra) move past a road sign that reads "Périers". At top of signpost, another sign reads: "Road cleared of mines to hedges." The tanks turn right (South) in front of the damaged Periers church, as they pass through town on their way toward the city of Coutances.
U.S. Army World War II promotional film presents an overview of the new M10 Tank Destroyer that humorously mimics a new car sales advertisement. A newspaper cutting shows the advertisement of 'Screaming Eagle Hardware Company' that produces the Tank Destroyer. View of United States M-10 tank destroyers in rows in an open field. Crew climbs into Tank Destroyer. The M10 tank destroyer is shown being tested over rough terrain, water, steep drop off, and steep inclines. It is shown operating at 35 miles per hour on flat open terrain. View of crew inside tank destroyer demonstrating operation of its 3 inch gun. Gun of of the tank fired at target on a practice range in the United States. Soldier observes using binoculars. Steam locomotive running on railroad tracks approaching camera position, and then passing with train cars filled with M10 Tank Destroyers. Throughout the clip, narrator describes the features of the tank as if describing a new car, with various humorous lines added.
Training maneuvers during Operation Alligator Hide at the White Beach Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. Marines carrying M-14 rifles walking in an open bushy area. One of the Marines walking with an M-14 rifle at the ready. The Marines moving across the bushy field. A Marine climbing through a thick bushy area. A United States Marines Sikorsky UH34D helicopter flying low over a field. A Marine walking in the bushy area drinks from a canteen. A Marine with an M-14 rifle on his shoulder moving through the bushy area. Other Marines moving through the bushes in the background. A Marine carrying an M-79 grenade launcher on his shoulder moving across the bushy area. Other Marines in view. A Marine carrying a rolled up flag walking through the bushy area followed by a Marine with a PRC-25 radio on back. View of the Marines walking across the bushy area.
images of Army Technical training manuals dealing with gas masks; camouflage; heavy tanks; and machine guns. U.S. Army Service Forces (ASF) recruits rushing down a hillside into waters of a swift river and swimming across. They undergo Live Fire Exercises near \end of their training. The must crawl while trainers fire rounds from a Browning M 1917 machine gun over their heads. An explosive charge goes off as the recruits crawl past. ASF troops are briefed about invasion techniques, by an instructor using a realistic small scale mockup of a port city. Recruits crouch over a model of front line terrain. Model trains operate as a training aid. Students at doorway of the U.S. Army School of Military Government. Numerous student studying in the library. In a classroom, a military officer instructor discusses the mission of governing an occupied country with cooperation of the existing governing officials. Closeups of officers discussing the occupation of Germany, at length. (World War II period).
U.S. troops, of the American Expeditionary Forces, lined up with their gear ready to board a troop train in France, during World War 1. The train, comprising numerous boxcars, is seen underway. Then, the American troops are seen climbing down from the boxcars, some tossing their bedrolls ahead of them, at their destination. They line up in casual formation. All are wearing campaign hats (M1912 service hats) and still in training.
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