United States Navy ships in convoy at sea during World War 2. A group of Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT landing crafts on deck of sailing ship. Trucks massed on deck of ship at sea. United States soldiers practice aiming a field gun on deck of ship. Idle machinery abandoned as scrap metal Bulldozer pulls obsolete heavy machinery from a factory to be sold as scrap. Men dismantling collected scrap machinery. Large scrap gear wheel moved on overhead crane. Scrap of various mechanical parts being processed at a factory. Molten steel spills from furnace foundry. A ladle pours molten steel. Rail carts containing scrap metal convey inside a factory. Words say “FROM YOUR SCRAP WE WILL FORGE THE ARMS OF VICTORY!”.
Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs bound for the West Coast, USA during World War 2. A Japanese paper bomb balloon in flight. Fu-Go balloon pass by a small island as winds take the balloon toward the United States. A paper balloon bomb descending. A deflated paper balloon bomb. Animated map depicting the flight path and mechanism of the wind velocity of Japanese Fu-Go paper balloon bombs to the West Coast of the United States.
United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower's homecoming to his hometown of Abilene, Kansas. Crowds cheer to welcome Eisenhower at the train station. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie descend from a train. Crowds surround the Eisenhowers as they walk away from train. Dwight Eisenhower speaks in Abilene as he announces his campaign for President, saying, "Ladies and Gentlemen - I believe we can have peace with honor - reasonable security with national solvency. I believe in the future of the United States of America".
United States Air Force officers during a meeting. An officer points to air-to-air missile on chart. An artist depiction of the supersonic United States Air Force Republic Hughes MX-904 Falcon air-to-air missile. Officers and civilians discuss during a meeting.
United States Air Force officers meeting. Chart at meeting depicts a United States Army Air Force’s MX-776 supersonic air-to-surface missile in flight.
United States Air Force officers meeting. Artist’s concept of surface-to-surface cruise missiles by the United States Army Air Force such as the MX-771 (MGM-1 Matador), MX-770, and the MX-775A (MX775A Snark).
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