NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Reforger II (Return of Forces to Germany) exercise. Soldiers are seen in a small boat moving slowly along Main River in Germany. M60A1 Patton tanks cross floating mobile assault bridge over the river. Earth on riverbank in foreground has been recently worked over by construction equipment. Wooded mountain in the background. Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) and M-578 Tank retrievers cross bridge. M-578 Tank retriever tows an Armored Personnel Carrier. Men stand in the foreground.
A demonstration shows bar charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. The bar charges are placed against concrete anti vehicular obstacles. Vertically placed bar charges against an obstacle. The bar charges are placed against a log wall, a masonry wall and a concrete wall for detonations. Soldiers place C-2 and other charges with a thickness of 8 inches against the concrete wall. Explosives being detonated and smoke rises. The soldiers carry the charges. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise up. A tank passes through the gap created as a result of the explosion. M1, M2 and M3 demolition blocks being used for the purpose. (World War II period).
Activities of members of USAF (United States Air Force) SP (Security Police) while providing perimeter defense for Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. An SP clears an M-60 machine gun in a firing barrel. An SP withdraws an M-16 rifle with grenade launcher from an armory. The SP returns the M-16 rifle to an armorer. An NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer) reads orders to mount guard.
Combat operations of the United States Army 1st Infantry Division soldiers in Lai Khe, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Jet air strike. Smoke billows skyward. Soldiers walk out of the jungle and cross rice paddies. Vientamese civilian peasants work on a field. An airplane in flight in the background. U.S. Army soldiers working around a M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) at overnight campsite. A soldier drinks soda from a can. Soldier hauls equipment out of vehicle, including a bazooka or anti-tank recoilless rifle (possibly M20 or M67). Soldiers sorting uniform clothing parts, including an African American soldier. Other soldier seated in front of a tent, reading a letter. One of the soldiers reading newspaper comics and the other writes a letter.
Clearing the paths in mine fields in the United States. Tanks pulling devices on a field. Men standing nearby. The mine detonators are tested. The M-3 device working on the field to clear the path. Smoke rises from explosions. Men holding a jet motor. The M-1 device is used to clear the path. The M-6 device is used in heavily mined areas. Trees in the background. Smoke rises from explosions.
Members of a Reconnaissance patrol, of U.S. soldiers, are seen walking slowly through the small French village of Bru (about 3 miles east of the town of Rambervillers) during World War 2. There doesn't seem to be an established road, as such, but a road sign is erected reading "Bru." A large tree stands nearby. Modest dwellings are seen and a power line pole, as well as a very tall power and/or communications tower. Two soldiers read their notes to another, sitting in an M8 armored car, who reports by radio phone. Another soldier also sits in the armored car. Several army vehicles move along an established road, followed by a jeep, backing along the road, closer to the camera. Closeup of the jeep, stopped in the road, as 3 passenger soldiers look over the area (one using binoculars). The driver seems occupied looking down at the road near the rear of the jeep. A Browning M1919 machine gun is mounted in the jeep. Closeup of soldier with binoculars. Several soldiers walk past a parked jeep. Others stand around the M8 armored car. Glimpse of a soldier standing near the "Bru" road sign. View of narrow tree-lined French country road, on which several soldiers sit on parked jeep. Closeup of them riding on the jeep as it backs along the road. (Reportedly, because the road is narrow, tree lined, and soft on the verges, the Recon vehicles drive backwards into the area, so they can escape quickly if necessary.)
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