United States Air Force (USAF) Aerobic physical fitness programs and its benefits in the United States. Scenes of people doing water skiing, surfing, swimming, mountaineering and rock climbing. John F Kennedy's statement: 'Physical fitness is the most important key of helping body it is the basis of dynamic, creative and intellectual activities'. Personnel climb up and sit atop mountains. General John Dale Ryan, Chief of Staff of U.S. Air Force speaks about that USAF consists people and equipment to evaluate the performance of personnel and conducts aerobic physical fitness programs. He closes with a request that all air force personnel should participate in the program for world wide mission requirements.
Clean Air Car Race in Pasadena,California. Trucks and buses spewing diesel fumes in a crowded city street. Cars gathering for the Clean Air Car Race include Stevens Institute of Technology Electric Vehicle...an electric car, or EV. Other cars have signs on them noting "Powered by Alcohol" , "Powered by Clean Burning Natural Gas" , "San Diego State College" , and "Diesel powered by Wilcap". Mechanics check engines and batteries cars. Drivers at electric vehicle charge station. The clean air car race begins. Cars move one by one. They drive through streets. Driver repairs the engine on a Volkswagen beetle car. Man rides a customized motorbike or motorcycle with a large aerodynamic windscreen. Animated map shows the route of the race. Sign board on the street reads Pasadena. Spectators gathered at the finish line in Pasadena
Bundeswehr military exercise near Fulda, Germany. Camouflaged trucks loaded with soldiers move over cobblestone streets. Buildings on either side of the streets. German officers discuss the exercise with civilian officials. M-41 tanks loaded with soldiers advance along a road. A camouflaged tank moves through woods. Soldiers haul artillery. They load and fire artillery at edge of woods. Civilian officials observe from position in background. German soldier fires a mortar. German infantry take up positions on a grassy bluff. One fires a machine gun. No national markings of any kind appear on the weapons or equipment.
Earth Day in Washington D.C. (part of a series of clips in a row). Environmental activists and demonstrators protest against oil drilling in the Gulf and elsewhere. A large crowd of environmentalists and concerned citizens gathered on the street. They march holding banners. One demonstrator flashes the Peace sign and a clenched fist 'fight the power' sign at the same time. Banners seen include 'God is not dead he is polluted on earth' , 'R.I.P. 1990 A.D.', 'Standard Oil is Spouting Off', and 'No Oil Drilling in the Gulf' The people gather outside the United States Department of the Interior building. They protest against the oil drilling and attendant pollution. Senator Gaylord Nelson, organizer of Earthday, is seen in the crowd. A flag, similar to the United States flag, but with green stripes, flutters in the wind atop a flagpole. Oil that has been spilled on the sidewalk is seen.
Civilians gathered for the first Earth Day in Washington DC. A large crowd of civilians march through streets and arrives at the Washington Monument. They carry charts which reads 'Earth Day'. Civilians seated in a park. A African American protestor addresses a gathering and speaks into a loudspeaker. Bicycles parked in the background.
Civilians gathered for the Earth Day in Washington DC. A large crowd of civilians gathered in a park near Washington monument. A platform is set up in the park. Women relax in the park. A man distributes pamphlets to people. Men stand near a policeman mounted on horseback. A band plays on the platform.