Maneuvers prior to D-Day landings in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. U.S. LCMs (Landing Crafts, Mechanized) and LCVPs (Landing Crafts, Vehicle, Personnel) move towards a beach. Other vessels in water. The shoreline of Scotland in the background. A cargo ship at a harbor. Snow covered hills in the background. Bow of USS Bayfield (APA-33) underway. A stern view of an LCM heading towards a beach. A man uses the flag semaphore system on the stern of a leading vessel.
U.S. Marines on the deck of USS Bayfield (APA-33) during amphibious exercises at White Beach, Okinawa, Japan. A jeep hangs over the deck of USS Bayfield (APA-33). Several lines extend from the jeep. BM1 (Boatswain's Mate) gives directions for lowering the jeep into the hold. The jeep is set down into the hold. Marines and enlisted navy personnel lined up on the deck. Two ranks of enlisted navy personnel at attention on the deck of USS Bayfield. A Marine 2nd Lieutenant talks with some of the men on the deck. Three crewmen work on the deck of USS Bayfield. One crewman uses a hammer and a marlin spike to clean out the holes on the deck.
U.S. troops in a beach area for the D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II. A wounded man drinks water aboard a landing craft with many wounded men lying in the background. DUKWs (six-wheel-drive amphibious truck) loaded with U.S. troops on the beach. A rhino barge loaded with trucks and vehicles passes. Old ships sunk in water act as breakwater.
U.S. Army Operation Piranha on the White Beach, Cap Batangan, Vietnam. Armored personnel carriers LVTP-5s (Landing Vehicle Tracked, Personnel) in water. One LVTP-5 underway near the side of a ship. Three LCTP-5s and one LCM-10 (Landing Craft, Mechanized) underway. An APD (high speed transport ship) at anchor. A man in a boat over the telephone. A U.S. Navy Sikorsky UH-34D helicopter on the deck of an LSD (Landing Ship, Dock). UH-34D takes off from USS Cabildo (LSD-16). (Vietnam War period).
Japanese prisoners aboard a U.S. ship off the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan. A vehicle burns on a beach in the background. Captured Japanese prisoners in a LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) alongside a transport ship. Prisoners being guarded by U.S. Marines. Japanese prisoners on decks of ship being guarded. Prisoners in Navy dungarees stand about on decks of the ship.
Training film "Physical fitness U.S. Army." Shirtless U.S. Army soldiers jogging together in a tight column, toward a moving camera position. Soldiers conducting armed maneuvers during combat training at an American base, including running and crawling as they advance. American soldiers do push ups during training in United States. Series of scenes shows soldiers conducting maneuvers in the field, followed by soldiers conducting similar training exercises to build strenthy, agility, and endurance for conducting those maneuvers. Emphasizes the importance of physical fitness for soldiers. Simulated combat scenes, soldiers fire rifles and soldiers undergo physical training. Views of radar dishes and antennae representing new technology, while narrator stresses that physical fitness is still vital. Soldiers in M47 Patton tanks conduct live firing exercises and maneuvers during training.
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