United States Army inspection of pillbox at Atsugi Airdrome in Japan, soon after the end of World War 2. United States officers inspect pillbox. Steel structure of hangar behind the pillbox.
Members of the Japan ground self defense force at Rumoi, Hokkaido in Japan for ski training. Ski troops go carrying ski equipment in their hands. Dog seen with troops. Steam locomotive train arrives. Ski troops board railroad train. Smoke emits from engine. Train leaves. Ski troops receive training for wearing ski gear. Ski troops in sliding actions. Snow covered mountains in the background. Ski troops practice traveling on the hill carrying machine guns. They travel straight down the hill. They dig the ice and set up mortars. Ski infantry rifles are wrapped in white cloth. Brigadier General Ned D. Moore, Chief of the army section of United States Military Advisory Group, talks about training of selected Japanese officers, in the United States. Japan ground self defense forces march in parade.
Welcome sign at Phu Cat Base Operations building of United States Air Force. United States Air Force airman stands on guard. Red pickup truck passes by the building. Two palm trees at the side of BAse Operation building. (Vietnam War period).
United States forces at the Battle for Okinawa in World War II. American ships fire artillery at Japanese positions in Okinawa Island. American ships and boats in ocean near Okinawa. American soldier moves forward with a rifle as he attacks Japanese positions. American soldiers fire at Japanese positions. Soldier uses a telephone for communication. American tanks and artillery fire. Soldiers hoist the American flag on Okinawa Island. View of a cemetery of United States soldiers. An American soldier visits fellow soldier's grave.
A United States 11th Airborne division, B-29 Superfortress, a four engine heavy bomber propeller aircraft, flies overhead, over Tokyo bay. Various landing craft in bay heading toward shore. The Allied occupation of Japan begins. United States Navy and the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division land in the country. (World War II period).
A Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the United States 11th Airborne division (a four-engine heavy bomber propeller aircraft) flies over Tokyo Bay. The bomber is seen from a distance. Various U.S. Navy ships in the bay present for occupation of Japan at end of World War II. United States Light Cruiser USS San Diego CL-53 among them.
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