Film based on advantages and procedures of using U.S. Army training films. A U.S. military instructor reads from Field Manual 21-7 which contains list of several training films and their brief descriptions. Instructor makes notes at his desk. Instructor makes a phone call and screens a film, he selected. He makes notes while watching the film. Instructor speaks to a group of men seated in class who are to watch the training film. He outlines the significant points of the film. Men watch the film as general introduction of subject. It is explained why and the how the film is reviewed. Men at work carry out actual procedures they were shown in the film. It is explained when not to show the training film to troops. Troops march through heavy mud. Tired soldiers yawn. A soldier takes a nap while watching a film. An instructor in a training class. Trained troops march on a field. (World War II period).
"A Few Quick Facts - Japan". Animated propaganda film shows Japan facing an earthquake disaster in 1923. Animation shows an earthquake in Japan. U.S. aid to Japan shows U.S. warships carrying food, clothing and medical supplies to Japan. Japanese newspapers express gratitude. Japanese citizens waving flags of Japan and America together. Japanese leaders bow in gratitude. Quotation from a newspaper article of the time commenting on the support from America, and that if there is another war, "he who attacks America shall die." Narrator restates that same quote as animation in cartoon shows bombs raining down from the sky and exploding (reference to World War 2 bombing).
Destroyers of the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet entering San Francisco harbor. Fortifications of the Presidio can be seen in distance. Smaller boats and sea birds are seen throughout the harbor. Destroyers maneuver in the harbor. Plum of steam seen from horn of a destroyer.
U.S. Navy warships escort camouflaged freighters. 2-stacked and 4-stacked destroyers are seen, one is camouflaged. A 4-stacker turns to starboard as a commercial vessel passes. The Navy ship has awnings spread over portions of the deck.
A high wing monoplane and a bi-wing float plane maneuver over warships of the U.S. Pacific fleet in a harbor. Several more airplanes join in the maneuvers. The aircraft circle over the anchored fleet. A high wing monoplane dives close to the water and climbs out again.Views of Destroyers, Battleships and other vessels.
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.
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