A film about uses and importance of weapons since old times in the United States. Rifles being manufactured at the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. Men work on machines at the armory. A man operates a barrel straightener machine. Parts of rifles being assembled. A man inspects the receiver of a rifle. A rifle being test fired at the armory. German aircraft in flight as they drop bombs over cities in Europe during World War II. Civilians run for cover during an air raid by the Germans. United States Congress ion session. The Japanese attack the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in December, 1941. Explosions occur during the Japanese air attack.
Training maneuvers during Operation Alligator Hide at the White Beach Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. United States Navy landing ship tank USS Wexford County (LST-1168) anchored. Several Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVPs) moving in the background. U.S. Navy personnel wearing helmets and red flotation gear, on an LCVP, holding a debarkation net. Other LCVPs in view in the background. The personnel on the deck of the ship with the landing net hanging on the side of the ship.
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.
Training maneuvers during Operation Alligator Hide at the White Beach Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. Marines sit behind a barbed wire fence in the simulated village of Santa Maria. Two villagers standing beside a tent atop a hill. A United States Marines Sikorsky UH34D helicopter in flight above the hilly area. The helicopter in flight over the trees on the hill. Two helicopters in low flight over the hill. The villagers looking at the Marines standing beside the wooden fence. One of the villagers talking to the Marines across the barbed wire fence. Other Marines in the background. The Marines beside a stream in the hilly area. Two helicopters landing on the hilly area. One of the Marines signaling to the helicopters. A few Marines run to one of the helicopters and board the helicopter. 'Marines, SP7' written on the helicopter. A few Marines beside the other helicopter parked behind. 'SP23' written on the front part of the helicopter. The helicopters lift off. A jeep with a flag on the front parked beside the fence. A Marine beside the jeep watches the helicopters in flight.
The Army-Navy 'E' Award ceremony at the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland, United States during World War II. United States Senator from Maryland Millard E. Tydings delivers a speech from a podium. Senator Tydings thanks the people and the workers of the Edgewood Arsenal for their support. Major General William N. Porter Chief of the Chemical Warfare Service delivers a speech. He hands over the Army-Navy flag to Captain Leahy, Naval Liaison Officer at the Edgewood Arsenal. The Army-Navy flag being unfolded on the stage. The flag hoisted on a pole. Captain Leahy announces the names of three oldest employees of the war plant of the Edgewood Arsenal and presents award pins to the employees.
A city tour bus in Washington DC, United States. The driver of the bus speaking into a microphone above the driver's seat. The driver says that John Adams was the second President of the United States and George Washington was the first U.S. President. View of the North side of the White House from the bus.
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