Admiral Thomas KinKaid and aide Lieutenant Commander Robert Taylor leave Admiral's office in Aleutian Island, Alaska. Rear Admiral Francis Warren Rockwell, Commodore Pat Buchanan, Major General Holland M. Smith, Commander Robert L. Dennison walk out of North Pacific Fleet Headquarter building. They get down from a car and enter the building. Office of Commander Amphibious Force Pacific Fleet. Warships anchored in Kuluk Bay.
Airman along catwalk of USS Ranger. Men walk in the background along flight deck. Landing gears of A-7B Corsair II aircraft while it taxis along flight deck. Airman climbs up from catwalk to carrier's flight deck. Trucks and aircraft parked along flight deck. F-14 Tomcat aircraft taxis along flight deck. Pilots get out of plane.
Actions on USS Randolph during Japanese air attack in World War 2. F6F Hellcat aircraft ready to be catapulted from flight deck of USS Randolph. F6F planes taxi and take off from USS Randolph. Japanese plane explodes midst heavy flak fire and tailspins into water. Parachute floats through air and lands in water off stern of light cruiser underway. A North Carolina class battleship is seen in the background.
Activities aboard USS Randolph underway in Pacific Ocean. Men work on flight deck of USS Randolph. Officers and men sun bathe on deck. Men play catch. SB2C Helldiver with folded wings parked in the background. Man lying on stomach, plays with a dog along deck. Aviation ordnance men clean belt of 50 caliber ammunition.
Activities aboard USS Randolph underway in Pacific Ocean. Men work on flight deck of USS Randolph. Man welds on flight deck. Carpenter repairs planking on flight deck. Aircraft parked on deck in the background. Carpenter's mates caulk seams in planking on flight deck.
Focuses on Korean War (1950-1953). U.S. 11th Airborne units arrive at Ashiya Air Base to carry out Seoul operations in Korea. Soldiers unload equipment from truck at air base. Sign on building reads 'Ashiya Air Base, Base Operations'. Paratroopers board planes. Plane takes off from runway. Road sign reads 'Kimpo Airdrome Stop Military Police Check Point'. Plane taxis at Kimpo air base in Korea. Men disembark from plane. Wounded soldiers on stretcher taken into plane. Boats are carried out of cargo planes at air base. Air University Commanding General George C Kenney, and Commanding General of Far East Forces (former commander of U.S. forces) Carl Spaatz, arrive at Kimpo air base for inspection. Captured IL-10 plane parked in the background in hangar. Men manning Grumman F7F Tigercat aircraft. F7Fs in flight line.
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