Italian Chief of Staff General Giuseppe Pizzorno at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, United States. Artillery is fired to salute. Soldiers stand at attention. Italian Chief of Staff General Giuseppe Pizzorno reviews troops and gets into a car of 'Military Police'. Two men in a tank in the background. Sign: 'HQ Engineer Officer Candidate School'. General Pizzorno examines various military equipment. He inspects commemorative plaque. He observes a bridge building demonstration. Engineers work to construct a floating bridge. General Pizzorno in an informal discussion with U.S. officers.
A ceremony aboard the Light Cruiser, formerly the USS Philadelphia ( CL-41) in the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. A Brazilian official arrives at the Navy yard, by car and reviews an honor guard. U.S. and Brazilian sailors and officers in dress white uniforms stand at attention as the Official is welcomed aboard the ship. The deck is crowded with American and Brazilian Navy personnel and guests. Various protocols are followed and speeches given to effect the turnover and recommissioning of the ship, as the Brazilian Barroso (C-11). A Brazilian sailor hoists the Brazilian flag on the ship while a photographer takes pictures. A number of views of the Brazilian ship's company, including officers and crewmen. Brazilian Marines stand with rifles. U.S and Brazilian Naval officers socialize on the deck of the (now) Barroso.
U.S. Army airmen risk life in new blimp observation device, high above Langley field, Virginia. A U.S. Army airship in flight. Interior of airship gondola with crew members at their station. A small observation car being lowered from the gondola. Airmen in observation car take motion pictures. Water is in the background. Underneath side of gondola and airship as observation car descends from the airship. The small observation car swing back and forth over water. Underneath side of the airship. Small observation car hang below the airship. Views of the observation car. Observation car as it is retracted into the gondola. Underneath side of gondola and airship as the observation car is being retracted. Observation car and passenger as it is retracted into an airship.
A training film of the U.S. Navy in the United States. Cargo at Naval Supply Center in Oakland, California. Freight delivered by rail to terminal classified yard. Motor trucks carry cargo to loading and storage area. Barges also deliver cargo. Trains assigned for particular delivery. Lumber loaded at storage area. It is sealed, moved and checked by mechanized equipment and workers at a terminal.
A U.S. Navy training film in the United States. Cargo at Naval Supply Center in Oakland, California. The Administration Building of Naval Supply Center. Officials in meeting about planning of cargo delivery. Animation shows use of papers such as Bill of Lading and Way bill, Booking papers, Terminal papers and Manifest papers at port. Rail loads cargo taken to warehouse and then loaded on the ship. Any delay or stoppage results in the ware house being filled and the traffic being blocked. A map shows traffic between Oakland and Norfolk. Use of fork lift truck for cargo transfer. A checker checks and pastes identification paper on packet with information of dock receiving and shipper company. Officials plan and do the necessary changes for the cargo delivery.
United States ship Langley (CV-1) underway as a United States Aeromarine 39-B aircraft crashes on the deck. At end of final approach, the airplane rolls to the right and lower right wing strikes the leading edge of the flight deck and breaks off. The aircraft ends nosed over and severely damaged. A Douglas DT-2 with pontoons (float plane) is catapulted from the carrier. Sailors sit beside the flight deck of the USS Langley.
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