United States Army cameraman seen recording Nike missile launch. Atomic cannon fires shell creating atomic explosion and classic mushroom cloud in the distance. Army troops carried to a field by Sikorsky YH-19 helicopters. U.S. infantry climb a hill firing their rifles. U.S. Army Master Sergeant Stuart Queen narrates the film. He speaks about the role of the soldier in the United States Army. Scientists inside a control room during a rocket launch. A rocket launch in the United States. Rocket tracker and telescope move to the rocket’s direction. Cameramen taking footage of rocket launch. Jet propulsion with rocket. A V2 rocket launch. A jet explodes after launching. A nuclear bomb explosion. A missile takes off. Devices and people track missile takeoff. A rocket launches from a ship. Midair explosion after a rocket hits a target aircraft.
The 3rd International Motor Sports Show in New York. The Mercedes 300SL Gullwing is featured at the show. Removal of the 300SL steering wheel is demonstrated. An Alfa-Romeo B.A.T. is displayed, with a price of 25,000 USD. The pop out headlights of the B.A.T. are demonstrated. The Hudson Italia is displayed. The Packard Panther is shown on a turntable. A small car with three headlights is shown. A woman seated in a sports car waves.
Groups of student pilots are briefed by instructors at a French Air Force training base in Marrakesh, Morocco. Wearing seat-pack parachutes, student pilots climb into the cockpits of North American T-6 aircraft, bearing French markings, as ground crews hook up auxiliary power units and turn over the aircraft engines. The T-6s taxi out to the active runway. The T-6s are seen taxiing back to their respective parking places on the airfield.
President Roosevelt in a jeep in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. A jeep with the President and officials moves along a dirt field, followed by three security personnel and a large sedan.Three soldiers at attention at the side of a path. Several soldiers and officers, on the other side of the path, salute as the President passes. A large contingent of American troops is lined up in formation. A motorcade of jeeps arrives. President Roosevelt is in the second jeep which displays an American flag and another flag (Presidential Seal?). American Sherman tanks parade in formation, four abreast. A brass band marches and plays.
American soldiers in and around a demolished fort in Mehdia, Morocco during World War II. A jeep with a flag in front of the fort. A motor cycle rides in front of the jeep. A demolished fort at Mehdia in view with French flag hoisted on it. American soldiers on an armored vehicle with guns. American soldiers, with rifles, walk around the entrance of the fort. A soldier at top of the fort.
View from hill of American Army camp outside Casablance, Morocco, during World War Two. Rows of pup tents visible. Troops drawn up in formation. President Roosevelt in a jeep, and General George Patton and General William H. Wilbur, standing, review troops. Army band in the center of the ground. A Sergeant demonstrates weapon handling from manual of arms. A building with 'Anfa Hotel' written on it. Marching troops and color guard seen.