Activities of 19th German Army soldiers at a disbandment center in Aalen, Germany during World War II. German soldiers receive a quick physical check by their own medics at a medical aid station. They gather in a hall. A German soldier gives instructions to others for filling out Prisoners of War forms. The soldiers read the details on the forms. An official checks the questionnaires filled by the soldiers. Women work on typewriters. The soldiers get discharge pay from the officials. They sign the documents after getting the pay. Several soldiers of United States 12th Armored Division supervise. One American soldier uses an embossing machine to place embossed seal on discharge papers.
History of the SR-71 development from conferences, through assembly, to operational flights of the aircrafts, United States. SR-71 in flight. Officers watch. SR-71 at the headquarters, 14th Strat Aerospace Division, Beale Air Force Base with unit insignia. Hangars at the Beale AFB. Sign board reads: 'Welcome to Beale Air Force Base'. Lockheed engineering representatives confer with SPO staff. Commanding officers talks on phone. Physical examination of the SR-71 crewmen. Ground crew personnel trained using mock-ups. Flight stimulator and control console. SR-71 in flight.
The film 'The Big Picture' depicts the role of women in the U.S. Army in Korea. An Army nurse removes a dressing from sterilizer, with tongs, and gives it to surgeon, during operation. A team of doctors perform surgery. Physician works on soldiers. The leg of the soldiers dipped in a water tub. Nurse wipes the legs of soldier using a towel. A nurse teaches physical therapy exercises to recovering soldiers. Nurses treat soldiers in a medical van. Women work in the communication department. Woman works on typewriter. Yokohama, Japan: A quonset hut reads 'WAC Detachment Yokohama command 8064th army unit'. U.S. army women come out of the building. The local women stand. Woman arranges paper on a table. The Eiffel tower. Women work in office. Women eat on snow. A woman with a soldier as she examines a gun. A nurse helps an injured soldier. U.S. Army General Matthew Bunker Ridgway states that he is proud to have women in the army and needs many more to contribute. Captain Carl Zimmerman concludes the program.
Human downward ejection test subject with parachute descending towards coastline. Parachutist lands in water. Test subject getting into basket lift. He is partially lifted, dumped back into the water. Test subject climbs up rope ladder into the boat. Men assist the test subject in removing his clothing in the boat. Test subject is given a slight physical examination. Footage is from U.S. Air Force aero-medical studies.
U.S. prepares for World War II. United States soldiers being recruited in New York. Americans prepare for defense as World War II accelerates in Europe. Young Americans stand in line for physical examinations by Army medical staff in a recruitment center before joining the U.S. Army. Soldiers with their baggage. Tailor takes measurements and checks fit of new uniforms on recruits. Soldiers undergo training on a field marching in formation.
Activities following nuclear reactor accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania. Technicians wearing protective dress and masks examine interior and assess conditions inside Unit Two of the Three Mile Island Plant. As they return to an area to remove their protective gear. In that area a sign reads 'This space maintained by HP dept' (Health Physics Department). Technicians enter fire door. Exit and arrow sign on a wall.
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