A training film on movement and tactics of landing boats in the United States. The rendezvous area. Aerial view of the boats underway at sea. Flags atop flag poles on the boats. The flags are used to give signals. The rendezvous area is protected by support boats. Animation depicts the boats moving in the area. Waves are formed by the boats to complete the boat group. The boats underway at sea circling in the area. They get a signal from the control vessel to move. The boats move in a sequence. Signals to change the formations are given by the Wave Commander. Animation depicts the positions of the Wave Commander and the boats. A landing diagram distance reads 100 yards.
A training film titled: 'Amphibious Warfare Landing Boat Tactics Supply' on supply process of equipment from landing boats. The landing boats underway in the United States. The supply phase of amphibious operations. Men unload equipment at a beach. An officer instructs crew. Preparations for landing supplies. A red marker on the beach represents its center. Different strips which are vertical, horizontal and others are used as markers at the beach. A strip represents an ammunition marker. Tracked vehicle marker is the point where the tracked vehicles will be unloaded. The medical supplies marker. A red cross on a white field. A fuel unloading marker.
A film on the importance of photographic reconnaissance. A pilot reading a book. A clock on a wall. An announcement on a loudspeaker. A Grumman F9F Panther aircraft lands on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean. Men standing along the sides of the aircraft carrier. A man directs the landing of the aircraft. A pilot gets off the aircraft and talks to the previous pilot. Officers and pilots in a briefing room. A pilot locates places on a wall map. The officers talk to the first pilot. An officer says that he is needed for photo reconnaissance, not as a fighter pilot. He checks cameras and boards an airplane. The pilot seated in the cockpit of the aircraft. A U.S. Navy Sikorsky Ho3S-1 Helicopter hovering in the background. A man signals to take off. The airplane takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. Aerial views of F9F Panther aircraft in formation in flight over the ocean. A ship underway. The aircraft flies over a target area in Korea. The pilot marks the target area on a map. Soldiers aboard a tank on a field. The F9F Panther aircraft in flight overhead. Huts in the area. The pilot takes photographs of the area. The enemy aims anti aircraft guns at the aircraft. They fire at airplanes. Flak bursts in the sky.
A film on training of navy recruits in the United States. The recruits at Naval Station Great Lakes Recruit Training Center in morning. The U.S. flag is hoisted. The flag flutters from a flag pole. A bugler blows a bugle. The recruits march with guns. An officer instructs them. They practice drill. The recruits march. The Chief Petty Officer instructs them about the correct way of marching. The recruits start taking slow steps. Cooks in the mess Kitchen. The recruits seated and eating at a table in the mess. An officer instructs the recruits. The recruits read books about the navy. A Chief Petty Officer writes on a black board about classes and navies and the qualities of a good navy man. The recruits look at a notice board.
A film on training of navy recruits in the United States. The U.S. flag flutters on a flag pole. Church services are held every Sunday morning. The recruits enter a church. A recruit talks to a chaplain. A board reads: 'visitors reception room'. Visitors come to meet their loved ones. A woman meets her son and his friend.
A film on the life of U.S. Navy sailors aboard ships in the United States. The sailors undergo a training exercise where they are firing ships guns at balloon targets while at sea.The sailors aboard a ship. They aim ships guns at target ballon. The balloon is released. They fire at the balloon. Smoke rises. The sailors load and fire the guns. A man looks through binoculars.
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