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
Three U.S. soldiers and two young civilian women enter and then leave the Command Operations Center of the North American Air Defense Command Center in Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. Interior rock of the mountain is visible. The NORAD Insignia is displayed on the white structure within the mountain. Soldiers, airmen, and technicians enter and leave the center. Technician inspect the steel coil spring supports undergirding the Command Structure within the mountain.
Views of the interior of the Command Operations Center (COC) ot the NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) in Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. Airmen are seen at their various duty stations. Desks, phone, and television monitors, are seen at these positions. A U.S. Air Force Colonel is seen at one of the stations.
Views of the interior of the Command Operations Center (COC) of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) deep within Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. A U.S. Army Staff Sergeant is seen at one of the duty stations. He receives phone calls and makes notes. View of lighted control panels in otherwise darkened Control Center.
Large radio antenna seen against sunset background. Still image of the Apollo 13 command and service module in space. Footage of interior of Apollo 13 command and service module. Scrolling text marquee on a building reads, "describe damage as a real mess...." Men watching Apollo 13 on TV during difficulties. Women watching Apollo 13 problems. Apollo 13 Flight Director Gene Kranz on headset at mission control. Other flight controllers seen at mission control. Off camera, Gene Kranz notes that they are all taught that "between God, country, and your own capability, you can solve any problem that may occur in flight." Brief view of CRT display at mission control. Apollo 13 astronauts in capsule reading manuals. Flight engineer at mission control clapping. Scrolling text marquee on building reads "splashdown...." Entire Apollo 13 mission control team engineers clapping while watching splashdown of Apollo 13 capsule. Smiling young woman jumps with glee while watching Apollo 13 splashdown. Color television displays Apollo 13 capsule floating in ocean. Wide view of mission control engineers standing and clapping as they watch Apollo 13 astronauts arrive at rescue ship. Shadow of large radio antenna on desert while foreground dish moves. Earth view from horizon of the moon. Apollo 13 lunar module flying just above the surface of the moon.