U.S. Army soldier technician, wearing headset, monitors a battery of instruments and recordin devices. A soldier operates a television camera with "Signal Corps Television" written on its side, as it records field operation of a Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) and an M47 (Patton II) medium tank. View of images being transmitted and received at headquarters. View of a military aircraft releasing an air-to air missile. It tracks and strikes a drone target aircraft that explodes and falls in flames.
The role of the military in the security of the United States. A high altitude view of an area. The U.S. Army, the Navy and the Air Force work for the security of the United States. U.S. officials seated at a desk discuss amongst themselves. A U.S. battleship underway at a sea. Smoke rises due to the firing of guns from the battleship. The United States Air Force operates for aerial security of the country. An airplane in flight. The airplane drops bomb on a battlefield. Smoke from the bombardment.
Military training of United States armed forces. A recruitment process underway. Men who are new recruits for the U.S. Army enter a building during draft or enlistment procedures. The recruited personnel taken to training grounds. Men get off a bus. They learn to march on the parade grounds. Men exercise for their physical fitness. They practice rifle shooing and marksmanship with various targets.
Atomic weapons development in the United States Army. Exterior of a building. An officer briefs men about the new technology. Men work behind computers. A technician fixes a machine. Trainees watch an atom through a microscope and work on it. Soldiers train to become atomic technicians in the military. Soldier trainees attend a lecture. The professor discusses the atom structure and the mechanics of the atom. A man inspects a rocking rocket.
A sign board reads: 'Border Operations'. Sign board along the side of a road in Germany for an inner-Germany border at Ronshausen in the Rotenburg district. A U.S. Army jeep drives past on the street. Soldiers advance along supply lines to protect them. Soldiers in training during Cold War receive training in firing a Browning M1919A4 .30 caliber machine gun. Aerial view of snow covered arctic mountain region. A sign board reads: "Army Arctic Training Center, Big Delta, Alaska." U.S Army soldiers training in Alaska are seen on skis, firing rifles in prone position on the snow. Scene changes to a sign board that reads, "Organized Reserve Corps U.S. Army." An officer briefs U.S. Army Reserve soldiers (wearing civilian clothing) about ammunition and equipment in a briefing room. U.S. Army soldiers exercise for their physical fitness. They are seen doing synchronized callisthenic drills including pushups on a large field. Men in a radio room receiving a transmission. One of the men presses a button to ring an alarm bell. View of an alarm ringing. U.S. Army soldiers in a dining hall or mess hall hear the alarm and scramble and run to battle stations during a Cold War aerial attack drill. Soldiers running toward outdoor gun positions, past a rotating radar position. U.S. Army soldiers taking positions, with some entering communication vans and some that man an anti-aircraft gun. Soldier plotting positions on a clear, erasable wall board. Wide view of soldiers manning a 90-mm Anti-aircraft gun M1 on mount M1A1.
A U.S. Army AT-19 aircraft seen in flight, as viewed from another airplane. Scene shifts to cabin of the AT-19, where a soldier in helmet and parachute leans out of the doorway. He steps from the aircraft and begins a long free-fall, photographed from several different viewpoints. Narrator states such free-fall activity is routine for members of the U.S. Army Parachute team. The parachutist opens his chute and maneuvers skillfully. View, from camera on the parachutist, shows rapid approach of the ground.
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