U.S. Army artillery soldiers are taught invasion tactics in the Unites States. Physical training of the artillerymen. The artillerymen carry a log and toss the log. Men practice physical exercises. They climb up a tree one after the other and get down a rope. Dynamite explosions in a field. The men crawl under the fire and cross a trench. Smoke due to an explosion. The artillerymen fire machine guns during their practice. They pass under fences in prone position. (World War II period).
Xavier University's athletic program brings African American students into contact with other schools and also develops physical skill and high ideals of sportsmanship in New Orleans, Louisiana. The student athletes leap over obstacles. They run on a racing track. One of the students does physical exercise. Ralph Metcalfe, a track coach and a former Olympic star, at the university. He guides the students sitting on the ground. Some students run while others sit. A student tries to leap across a string strung across two poles and succeeds in the second attempt.
Physical fitness activities for airmen of the Army Air Service (or Aviation Section U.S. Signal Corps) in London, England during World War I. American airmen exercise for their physical fitness. Buildings seen in the background. Drill leader instructs the airmen. They hold their arms out, squat and do exercises. In one exercise they hop on one foot with their arms behind their backs.
U.S. Army personnel assigned to the Military District of Washington DC undergo a physical training in Washington DC. At the U.S. Army Military District of Washington soldiers perform drills during ongoing physical training and maintenance. Soldiers stand in formation (this appears to be near grounds of the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia with George Washington Memorial Parkway in background) and their platoon Sergeant, Master Sergeant Queen, inspects them. Shown is the insignia of the unit: a sword across the Washington Monument.
Carnegie institution of Washington D.C. and American Physics Institute in New York. Exteriors of Carnegie institution of Washington Headquarters. People arrive and leave the headquarters. Car arrives at the entrance of the building. Interiors of American Physics Institute at 57 East 55th Street. Reenactment shows Dr. Vannevar Bush working at his desk. He signs a few documents.
United States Army soldiers undergo Butts Manual (physical training with rifles). Soldiers exercise with rifles in hand on training ground. Barracks of an American Army base in the background.
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