Importance of Army being explained in the light of increasing Soviet and Chinese military strength, expanding communism, Cuban missile crisis, Berlin crisis and Korean War. Soviet military parade in Red Square. Chinese Army forces parade in China in review. U.S. Army soldiers in combat in Korean War, with soldier firing machine gun and two soldiers firing a mortar. American tank on streets of Berlin during Berlin Crisis. Fidel Castro speaking from podium at a rally in Cuba. Cuban rebels marching. Still image of Soviet missile sites on Cuban soil during Cuban Missile Crisis. American soldiers and marines in Indochina and soldiers wading in water. A map shows the regions of major conflicts in the world. Three types of wars being enumerated including general war, limited war and insurgencies. A map shows American Army establishments in the country.
The first scene shows United States Army soldiers conversing with Turkish officers. A sign reads: "Headquarters Joint United States Military Mission For Aid to Turkey." It displays the American and Turkish flags and U.S. Navy and Air Force insignia. Two stars are under the word Headquarters, indicating a Major General's Mission. A different sign reads: Headquarters Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group to the Republic of the Philippines. Closeup of a African Army officer and an American Army Advisor as they inspect a line of African soldiers standing next to their jeeps. A pair of American soldier advisors overseeing two African soldiers examining a jeep engine. Two United States advisors converse with several Filipino soldiers on a porch. An American Army doctor examines a Filipino child as a nurse and aide stand nearby. A United States Navy Hospital Corpsman and a Filipino counterpart treat the foot of child. A Corpsman examines ear of a Filipino child being held by his mother. A United States Army surveyor using a sextant as an Army Sergeant First Class stands nearby, wearing a white hard hat. Glimpses of a road grader and a dump truck being operated by U.S. Army personnel. An American advisor briefing Filipinos in an outdoor class setting and another leading a class indoors. American Army advisor working with Filipino soldiers replacing underground pipes. An advisor sawing a plank as a Asian farmer in a conical hat watch. Closeups of several advisors in one-on-one assistance with Filipinos. U.S. military advisors working with Filipino soldiers in military planning and training, including firearms instruction. American advisor points to a map in Taiwan.
U.S. Army Reserve soldiers train at regular Army Camps. They are seen in formation outside barracks. Then they participate in bayonet practice. Closeups of Reservists and instructor doing practice moves using rifles with fixed bayonets. Next, Army M60A3 Battle Tanks and M113 APCs (Armored Personnel Carriers) are seen maneuvering in a field. Crew in an M113 APC moving through woods. Reserve infantry moving along a field with smoke rising ahead of them. Troops moving in concert with APCs as smoke rises from explosions nearby. Army ROTC cadets being led in pushups during training. Officer training graduates parade on a field past a military brass band.
United States Army Material Command headquarters in Fort Belvoir, United States. Technicians manufacture military equipment at a plant. Personnel work on Univac automatic data processing computer system. Researchers and scientists conduct research and development work in labs to come out with advanced military equipment. (This film also shows a CH-37 helicopter and a CH-54 helicopter, as well as an early MGM-52 Lance missile.)
A mild flow of vehicle traffic at a street in Magnolia village of Seattle, Washington. Shell gas station in background and cars parked on both the sides of the road. A rotating Shell signage is seen on the street. Vehicles move past the shops. GG's Broiler Restaurant is seen.
Buildings and houses in the city of Seattle as seen from the Space Needle. The coast and the sea.
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