Establishing a new Kibbutz in Israel. Men raise an Israeli flag on a partially constructed base of a tower in Israel. A family with two children prepares a flag identifying the new Community, which is then raised next to the Israeli flag on the tower base. Community members laying out the boundaries of parts of the Kibbutz and drive fence posts. Two men carry a barbed wire roll across the field. A woman stands in the field. Surveyor uses tape and sights to ascertain boundaries. Two young women unroll spool of barbed wire. Men work and build houses. Community members unload prefabricated roof trusses and other sections of a building. Many members work together to raise a prefabricated wall section of building on foundation of concrete blocks. A worker sets concrete blocks along prospective perimeter of the structure. Community members set up an adjoining wall section and continue to complete the outer perimeter walls. Kibbutz members are seen around large tents that are set up nearby. A quick view from atop the tower structure shows the partially completed construction and the encampment.
Women of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) seen marching, with rifles, on a parade ground in Israel. They stand and march in various formations. They raise the Israeli flag on a pole. Many civilian spectators watch. Women Israeli soldiers on sidelines applaud and cheer.
Several patrol boats of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Israeli Navy maneuver at high speed off a sandy shore. They are equipped with radar, communications, and armaments, including antiaircraft guns. Crew members are seen at the controls and on ship-to-shore telephone. Two crewmembers demonstrate the maneuverability of their antiaircraft gun. Israeli star appears on patrol boat pennant.
The Secretary General of the United Nations visits Israel. The second Secretary General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld deplanes at Lod Airport (present day Ben Gurion Airport) in Israel and is greeted by local officials. Hammarskjöld's car is escorted by motorcycle outriders. He enters a building with officials. Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion seated in a conference room with officials. Among those present at the table, in addition to Dag Hammarskjöld, are Golda Meir, David Ben-Gurion, and Ralph Bunche.
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.
U.S. Army soldier technician, wearing headset, monitors a battery of instruments and recordin devices. A soldier operates a television camera with "Signal Corps Television" written on its side, as it records field operation of a Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) and an M47 (Patton II) medium tank. View of images being transmitted and received at headquarters. View of a military aircraft releasing an air-to air missile. It tracks and strikes a drone target aircraft that explodes and falls in flames.