United States Marine Corps trucks parked on both sides of a dirt road in Nevada, United States, during training exercise in Vietnam War period. Mountains are seen in the background. Marines on top of a gun truck. Soldiers fasten ropes in truck. Some buildings, poles, and snow are seen in the background. A Marine in gun turret of gun truck. He aims the machine gun of the gun truck. A reporter interviews a Marine. The Marine talks to the reporter holding a microphone. African American Marine sitting on truck with fellow Marines.
United States 3rd battalion troops are forced into an embankment on Omaha Beach by Nazi German snipers and machine guns on D-Day in World War II. More United States Army soldiers land in Omaha Beach. A group of soldiers wearing life vests sit and rest on the beach. Some soldiers are digging trenches on the beachhead. Engineers prepare det cords and other equipment to clean up shore obstacles. Medics carry casualties in litters and treat injuries. A medic treats a wounded soldier’s back. Another medic holds an IV fluid as his colleague treats an unconscious soldier. A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) on the beachhead. A United States Army medic treats an injured German prisoner. Nazi German prisoners of war sit on the beach head after their capture. An unconscious German soldier. Two German prisoners of war, including a young German soldier and a middle-aged German soldier.
United States soldiers unroll canvas on the ground in Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. The pair of soldiers, one of them is a Technician Fifth Grade, neatly lay down mortar shells on top of the canvas. They roll the canvas to pack the mortar shells. The two soldiers securely fasten the canvas container before attaching a parachute on top of it. They put the canvas container in a pile. Packed containers for resupply, ready for dropping, are now stacked. Soldiers carry and open a wicker trunk.
147th Armored Signal Company of 7th Armored Division troops utilize local telephone poles to string wires in in Delitzsch, Saxony, Germany during World War II. The soldiers string wire as they follow a half-track vehicle moving slowly on the road. Young German boys watch the American soldier climb up a local telephone pole. A woman watches the soldier from a window in the background. The soldier strings wires on top of the telephone pole. Cable spool turning as a soldier pulls out wire. The driver of the half-tracked vehicle sitting behind the wheel.
A detailed video describing the purpose and positioning of the short guard bayonet position. Closeups of hand positioning on the rifle in short guard position, and closeups of one soldier wearing pre WW2 Service shoes and lace-up canvas leggings. Also contains instruction on the non-verbal command for instructors to indicate the short guard position.
A detailed video describing the purpose and positioning of the rest bayonet position. Contains closeups of both rest and guard position, and examples of practicing transition in and out of this position with a larger group of trainees.
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