Originating at Fort Ord the U.S. Army Filipino Infantry regiments moved their training to Camp Roberts and Hunter-Liggett, California during World War 2. Different scenes of life in garrison and in the field. Tents are lined up in "tent city." Commander of 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment, Colonel Robert H Offley with members of his staff in front of their Headquarters building. Regimental Band plays on the field at Camp Hunter-Liggett. Mountains are in the background. Headquarters of 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiment at Camp Cooke. Its Commander, Colonel Charles L. Clifford in a jeep. Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Colonel, Jaime Velasquez, formerly on General MacArthur's staff, seen giving a tactical briefing in the field. A sign reads "Guard House, 2nd Filipino Infantry." Soldiers learning to operate radio. Troops indulge in recreational activities such as cipa and yo-yo. Roasting pigs (lechons) for special occasions. Color guard on the field. Select 2nd Filipino Infantry soldiers receive bolo knives. Troops charging with bolos! "ON TO BATAAN!"
Women enjoy the sport of glissading in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. A group of girls climbs cliffs. Snow capped mountains in the background. Women enjoy the sport of glissading in which they slide down steep slopes of snow.
Strategic Air Command (SAC) Headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Views of the so-called "Scramble Horn." When sounded, SAC aircrews, standing alert, must immediately respond to their aircraft ready to take off on a mission. The horn, atop wooden beams, near power lines, appears approximately 5 feet in diameter and resembles a power line insulator.
Aerial views of the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command Headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Atlas - the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, erected in front of the building. USAF written on the missile. Cars parked near the building. Air Force personnel near the missile.
Two airmen check official papers and discuss. An airman pushes cart containing film cans to photo laboratory for evaluation and interpretation of films. Captain rings bell for admittance to photo laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha in Sarpy County, Nebraska. Door of the photo laboratory is marked with 'Restricted Area'. Interior of the laboratory, two men at work. Technicians open box on cart, take out the film cans and keep them on table. Numbers on cans are noted.
Interior of the photo laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha in Sarpy County, Nebraska. A photo intelligence officer examining film and pointing to sites shown on the map on his left. Map is marked with 'Secret NOFORN'. Another photo intelligence officer joins him.
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