Major General Henry C Pratt, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during World War 2. Two motorcyclists move in front of the caravan of official cars. Major General Henry C Pratt, Lt. General George H Brett and Vice Admiral John H Hoover standing. General Pratt reviews Guard of honor. Lt. General George H Brett, Commanding General of the Caribbean Defense Command, pins the Distinguished Service Medal (Army) medal on General Pratt. Troops march in front of the historic El Morro at Fort Brooke.
A huge fire in a TEXACO oil warehouse in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fire and thick smoke rise from the explosion at the oil warehouse. Firemen hold water hose to extinguish fire. View of the Hydrogen and gasoline tanks nearby. Cars on fire. Men standing next to car take pictures.
During U.S. military joint services training, "aggressor" troops undergo Airborne-Amphibious training exercise and Defense preparation at Vieques Island in Puerto Rico. Aggressor troops in process of building an apron barbed wire fence. Spinning wheel in the hands of a soldier. Aggressors use an electric power saw to fell tree. Huge tree falls on ground.
During a military exercise of joint U.S. services, "aggressor" troops undergo Airborne-Amphibious training exercise at Vieques Island in Puerto Rico. Explosion blasting for antitank ditch. Aggressor troops stand in antitank ditch and walk out of there.
"Aggressor" troops undergo Airborne-Amphibious training exercise at Vieques Island in Puerto Rico. Part of a joint services U.S. military exercise. Aggressor troops set sandbags around 90mm AA gun emplacements. 90 mm AA gun placed on ground ready to fire.
"Aggressor" troops undergo Airborne-Amphibious training exercise at Vieques Island in Puerto Rico. This is during a joint-services training exercise of the U.S. military. Aggressor troops fire 90mm AA gun placed around a wall of sandbag. They rotate the turret of the gun in various directions and fire the 90 mm AA gun.