U.S. 34th Division Artillery soldiers at McChord Air Force Base in Washington, United States. U.S. Army Major General Willard Pearson converses with two officers. Major General Pearson at the entrance of a tent. He walks up to a USAF (United States Air Force) C-141 Starlifter aircraft. Battery guideon is passed to a soldier on a ramp and put aboard the aircraft. 34th Division Artillery troops climb the ramp and board the C-141 aircraft. Names are checked from a roster. Major General Pearson talks to soldiers as they approach the ramp. (Vietnam War period).
A balloon carries U.S. Navy men during a training in California, United States. U.S. Navy personnel get into a wicker basket of a balloon at Moffett field in California. Balloon takes off and in flight. Men being trained in coastal patrol. Balloon's rip cord being pulled to land. Balloon lands and gas being let out. The fabric of the balloon deflates.
U.S. Navy attack transport USS Cecil underway in the Pacific Ocean towards Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. U.S. Navy destroyer USS Irwin comes along side the attack transport USS Cecil. A small pack being transferred from the destroyer to USS Cecil. The pack moves along a line connecting the two ships. Men on the deck of the destroyer. Ships in the background. A turret at the bow of the destroyer.
U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood, Commander of Submarine Force Pacific Fleet, aboard a U.S. Navy submarine USS Catfish underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The Admiral on the conning tower of the submarine. A man coming to anchor position. Marines play with dog mascot, a bulldog aboard the submarine. Vice Admiral Lockwood shakes hands with an officer.
A training film about fighting against the enemy during World Wear II, focusing on themes of nerves, fear, and combat stress among soldiers. The enactment shows American soldiers as they fire at enemy during a battle. The U.S. tank fires. The tank catches fire and soldiers fall off the tank and die. The U.S. tank on fire after being hit by the enemy. Jim, an American soldier, fires rifle. He observes German soldiers bunching up and then being hit by machine gun fire. A fellow soldier near him is struck and dies.
An outline of U.S. military canal defense and base security requirements and future requirements regarding proposed canal relocations in Panama. A U.S. officer conducts a JCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff) briefing in the United States. Maps of the Canal Zone and Panama shows military installations, communications facilities and training areas. An officer points out Quarry Heights, Fort Amador, Howard AFB, Fort Kobbe, Rodman Naval Air Station and Fort Clayton on the map of Panama. An aerial photograph of Quarry Heights which will provide operational support for United States Southern Command Headquarters. An aerial picture of a bridge in Panama City and Quarry Heights in the background. Aerial photographs of Bridge of the Americas, Albrook AFB, Rodman Naval Station, Howard AFB and Fort Amador. An officer briefs. Maps of Fort Sherman and Galeta Island. Aerial photographs of Fort Sherman and Galeta Island.
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