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An instructor teaches about tank flame zone and trainees learn to fire on enemy fortifications in Mojave, California.

Armored combat training at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center (NTC) in Mojave, California. A board reads 'Rock pile Tactical area'. Rock formations. An instructor teaches about tank flame zone. Smoke columns rise due to a fire. The instructor briefs the trainees. The trainees sit and listen. Tanks are driven away. The trainees learn to fire artillery mounted on the tanks on targets such as enemy fortifications. A tank is driven over an uneven land. The tanks are driven at night. A green flare given as a signal to fire. firing from the tanks at night.

Date: 1955
Duration: 3 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067166
Trainees perform their final task before the completion of a training in Mojave, California.

The series 'The Big Picture' about armored combat training at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center (NTC) in Mojave, California. A board reads 'Nelson Pass Tactical Area'. An instructor briefs trainees. The trainees sit and listen. They move out of a hall and pick up ammunition from the ground. Tanks are driven away. Instructors in a jeep along with the tanks. A trainee speaks over a radio device. High ranking officers observe from an observation pole. An aircraft spreads a smoke screen. The tanks are driven forward. One of the tanks fires artillery mounted on it. The tanks are driven back after the completion of the task. A trainee writes a letter to his parents. Master Sergeant Stewart Queen speaks about the successful completion of the training.

Date: 1955
Duration: 4 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067167
Instructor at Camp Desert Rock, in Nevada, briefs U.S soldiers about atomic explosions

A U.S. Army Captain, instructor at Camp Desert Rock, in Nevada, briefs U.S soldiers about atomic maneuvers. He notes that the first indication of an atomic explosion is the brilliant light created. After that, a fireball will be visible. Animated images accompany his descriptions of changes in the fireball and formation of the characteristic mushroom cloud. Troops being briefed are seated in a large outdoor area at the camp. Using chalk and blackboard, the Captain explains that danger comes from blast, heat, and radiation. Animated images illustrate the effects of atomic blast, as the Captain narrates.

Date: 1955
Duration: 3 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073523
U.S. Army Captain lectures troops about protection against blast from atomic explosion

Animated images accompany views of a U.S. Army Captain briefing soldiers about effects of atomic explosions, at Camp Desert Rock, in Nevada. He emphasises importance of getting down, below ground level, if possible, to avoid blast and flying objects. Troops are seen seated in a large outdoor area for the briefing. Soldiers are told to get down, to protect against blast, as soon as they perceive the flash of an atomic explosion.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073524
A U.S. Army Captain lectures troops at Camp Desert Rock, about protection against heat from an atomic explosion

An Army Captain stands at a blackboard in Camp Desert Rock, Nevada, as he lectures U.S. Army troops about protection against heat from an atomic explosion. The troops are seated in a large outdoor assembly area. Closeups of the soldiers in the audience. He notes that burns from the heat can occur in a half second from the time of the flash. He notes that burning can occur within 3 miles of the explosion, but ordinary clothing can protect as close as 1 mile away. And, the shade of a foxhole will protect from the heat. The Captain also mentions the blinding flash of an atomic explosion. The troops all look up momentarily at the sun, as he compares it to the flash of an atomic explosion.

Date: 1955
Duration: 2 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073525
A U.S. Army Captain lectures troops at Camp Desert Rock, about protection against radiation from an atomic explosion

U.S. Army troops seated in an outdoor theater in Camp Desert Rock, Nevada, are briefed by a Captain, about radiation from an airburst atomic explosion. Closeups of some of the soldiers. The Captain standing in front of a blackboard. He writes, "1 mile" on the blackboard, while noting that beyond that, a lethal dose of radiation is unlikely. He writes and describes Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Neutron emmissions from an atomic explosion, noting that gamma radiation and neutrons are the emissions of most concern to humans, but they can be stopped by shielding, He mentions steel, concrete, and earthen shielding. Animated images illustrate blast effects and narrator states that protection from blast will protect from half of any radiation. He holds up a film badge and explains that a badge or dosimeter will allow radiation protection specialist to determine the amount of any radiation received by its wearer. Closing view of the outdoor theater.

Date: 1955
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073526