Commanding-General of U.S. 1st Corps Lieutenant General Frank W. Milburn with Commanding Officer of U.S. 24th RCT (Regimental Combat Team) Colonel Henry C. Britt at the Lincoln Defense Line on the Western Front during Korean War. Milburn and Britt talk to each other and leave in jeep. Company A of of the 24th RCT advance north of Lincoln Line across field on a counter attack by the U.S. 25th Division. African American unit of 24th RCT advances.
Unit of U.S. 24th RCT (Regimental Combat Team) advances on Western Front during Korean War. Soldiers of African American Unit as they make their way up hill. Soldiers trudge up hill. One soldier takes off his helmet and rests by a tree. He wipes the perspiration off his head.
Korean farmer walking on water wheel to irrigate crops. Korean farmer entering his thatched roof home. Tile roof of nearby home. Shoes left outside Korean home. Korean family eating dinner using chop sticks while sitting on mats.
African-American soldier guarding the DMZ in winter. MP looks through periscope binoculars at DMZ. Patrol moving along fence line and checking integrity of the fence. A U.S. Army soldier in a watch tower looks through binoculars. MPs walking through tall weeds in the DMZ area. Close up of U.S. Army MP arm band. Truck stops in road. Sign on truck reads, "DMZ Police" Soldier probing roadbed with knife, possibly looking for mines.
Ground Procedures during pre-flight inspection of a U.S. Navy T2J-1 Buckeye trainer aircraft. T2J-1 Buckeyes parked at an air base. A pilot and an airman approach a plane. Three airmen talk. An airman shows the pilot special check points on the aircraft. Port side of the aircraft. He inspects the canopy air bottle gauge, tank oil fuel filler, and hydraulic filler gauge. They move forward and inspect the static pressure vent and baggage compartment latches. They inspect the nose wheel assembly and nose intake duct under the nose. They move around the nose to check for any fuselage damage and the equipment door on the starboards side. They inspect the starboard wing surfaces and check the wheel brake hydraulic level gauge. Inspection of the wing tip tank, side gauge, wing aileron, flaps, and the main landing gear including tires and brake discs. They further inspect the fuselage, tail pipe, turbine section, tail surface. The men move to the portside for further inspection.
Ground Procedures during pre-flight inspection of a U.S. Navy T2J-1 Buckeye trainer aircraft. A pre-start cockpit check before a solo flight. Two airmen and the pilot near the aircraft. The pilot makes the cockpit check. Rear cockpit: Inspection of the red seat cover, 3 safety pins, canopy release pin, emergency disconnect switch and oxygen valve. The pilot climbs aboard into the cockpit front seat. He is strapped in by an airman. Puts on his helmet and oxygen mask. Turns on oxygen mask valve and checks aneroid gauge. The plane captain removes the 3 safety pins and the canopy release handle. The pilot inspects and adjusts the following on the left console: fuel shut off valve, oxygen shut off valve, radio equipment, tip tank fuel dump handle, tip tank fuel transfer switch, speed brake dump handle, air start ignition switch, power control friction lever, power control lever, speed break switch, engine master switch, hydraulic boost switch, circuit breakers and landing gear handle. Right console: arresting hook control handle, DC power control switch and the instrument AC power switch. The pilot then adjusts the electrical control transfer light, rudder peddle and seat. He inspects the voltmeter, fuel quantity indicator and liquid oxygen quantity indicator.