The activities and joint demonstrations by the United States Readiness Command (USREDCOM), Brass Key II at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. People gather in a large number to watch the demonstration. Hughes OH-6 Cayuse helicopter in flight and firing a M-27 minigun. U.S. Army AH-1G Cobra and other helicopters in flight. They attack the ground targets. Two U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa helicopters land on the air base. Trees in the foreground. A soldier comes out of the helicopter and races with gun parts to join a group already on the ground. They quickly assemble and fire a BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile. Soldiers fire the weapon towed by the helicopter on the target area. Helicopter in flight.
The activities and joint demonstrations by the United States Readiness Command (USREDCOM), Brass Key II at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. U.S. Air Force OV-10 Bronco aircraft in flight. They drop bombs over the target area. Smoke arises from explosion. USAF F-4 Phantom II aircraft in flight. Aerial view of the attack on ground target by the aircraft. U.S. Air Force A-7 Corsair aircraft attacks the ground target with 2.7 inch rockets, and then with high-drag Mark 82 Snake-eye bombs. The fins on the bombs slow their descent and permit a low-altitude bombing run with successful aircraft escape. Smoke from explosion on the ground. Ground support elements fire different artillery weapons including 105, 155, and 8 inch Howitzer.
People gathered early on a misty morning at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, to watch as Charles Lindbergh attempts to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in his airplane, The Spirit of St. Louis. The plane starts its takeoff role between groups of spectators, raising dust. The spectators move to get a better view as the plane continues, out of sight in the fog and mist. It is not clear where the plane is, although engine sound has changed. Spectators strain to see it through the mist. Then, some cheers are raised when the crowd realizes that Lindbergh has successfully taken off in his heavily laden airplane. The opening caption refers to Curtiss Field, where the Spirit of St. Louis was test flown and reportedly maintained in Hanger 16. there, from May 12th through the 20th. However, for the Paris flight, the plane was towed a mile to Roosevelt Field where, heavily loaded with fuel, it could take advantage of the longer runway for takeoff. (Note: Both fields were originally part of the old Hempstead Plains Field renamed Hazlehurst Field when taken over by the U.S. Army in 1917. U.S. Geological survey maps of 1918 show three areas named, respectively, Hazelhurst Aviation Field No. 1; Aviation Field No. 2; and Camp Albert L. Mills, abutting it. Field No. 2 was renamed Mitchel Field on July 16, 1918. The eastern part of Field No. 1 was dedicated as Roosevelt Field, on September 24, 1918. After the war, the western part of Field No. 1 became known as Curtiss Field, associated, as it was, with the Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company located there.)
Scenes of Spanish civil war. Map depicts road from Madrid to village of Fuenteduena (aka Fuentiduena), and surrounding area. Towns of Aranjuez and Arganda, as well as the Tagus River are shown.Arrow points to spot on Jarama River, 25 miles from Fuenteduena. Republican soldiers climb a hill. They organize supplies and ammunition at a defensive position in the hillside. Several walk silhouetted against the sky as sound of machine gun fire is heard in background. Repubican troops hunkered down in grass, discussing the situation. Closeup of two in conversation. Change of scene show soldier using field radio to communicate. Glimpse of farmland at village of Fuenteduena. Soldiers using periscopic binoculars to view battlefield. Others carrying ammunition and a gun crew firing a field artillery piece. Spanish Republican officer conversing with others on a hill overlooking orchard below and battlefield beyond. More firing of artillery piece.
Activities of the U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan during World War II. U.S. soldiers inspect a relief map of Iwo Jima. They locate areas on the map.
Activities of the U.S. Navy during the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan during World War II. U.S. Navy TBF Avenger aircraft in flight over the beach. It drops messages for the Navy. Soldiers stand near a 40 mm gun. Signal flags and 20 mm guns in the foreground. Smoke arises from bombardment at the Iwo Jima shoreline. Explosions at the base of mount Suribachi. Mount Suribachi and Iwo Jima in the foreground. Iwo Jima shoreline smoking under bombardment. Landing craft in the foreground.
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