US soldiers fire artillery shells in Kimpo Airfield in Seoul, Korea during the Korean War. The back gate of Kimpo Air Force Base. 5th AAF sign at the gate and MP (Military Police) on duty at the guard shack. . A truck loaded with artillery shells pulls out of the air base. Two ground soldiers unload the artillery shells. They remove the protective casing from around the shells. Corporal Bud Meyers and Corporal Jack Courtney unload the ammunition from the truck. PFC (Private First Class) Jack W. Brown fuses the artillery shells prior to firing. The soldiers pass the artillery up to the gun crew. The gun crew fires three times rapid fire. United States Air Force Colonel Markey stands nearby and watches the firing operations.
U.S. Air Force F-84-F Thunderstreak aircraft undergoes preflight inspection, United States. Pilot opens up fuel tank cover and works on it. He moves towards rear of canopy and checks for damage. Pilot climbs into the canopy and makes a thorough check.
Structural tests of U.S. Air Force B-36 Peacemaker bomber aircraft at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Interior of an office building as engineers and civilian personnel look at charts of the B-36 aircraft. Man points at the charts and blueprints of B-36 structure. Exteriors of structural test building, Area 'B', Wright Patterson AFB. A B-36 aircraft taxis on airfield. Exterior of test hangar with test personnel around the B-36. Interiors as B-36 undergoes various stress and strain tests. Wing section of B-36 undergoes various tests. Man at hydraulic control panel. Tail tests being carried out on B-36. Personnel at an instrument panel.
U.S. Air Force B-36 Peacemaker bomber aircraft at Fort Worth Air Base in Texas. B-36 taxis on runway for take off. B-36 takes off.
U.S. Commandant-General of the 5th Division Major General Albert E. Brown arrives in Protivin. Czechoslovakia. Major General Albert E. Brown arrives by plane and greeted by Russian officers. Officers get into cars parked on a field. Commandant-General Major Brown and other officers leave in cars.
Capabilities of various types of amphibious vehicles and control ships employed in transportation of U.S. troops. LVT 3-C (Landing Vehicle Craft Mark-3) underway at sea. LVTP-5 (Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel Mark-5) on beachhead. LVT A-5 (Landing Vehicle Tracked Mark-5) on beach, equipped with howitzer. DUKW (six-wheel drive amphibious truck) underway at sea. Various types of control ships include DEC (Control Escort Vessel), PCEC (Patrol Craft Escort Communication ship),
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