Activities of the U.S. Army Military Police in the United States during various disasters. Firefighters at a major conflagration. MPs in a military ambulance flying a red cross flag, rushing toward the site. Smoke seen rising in the background. A sign on a building: 'US Army Disaster Relief Headquarters'. An MP stands at the entrance and directs people seeking help. Scenes from the 1951 Kansas River Flood, with low aerial view of the Frisco (St. Louis–San Francisco) Railway 19th Street Yards, Kansas City, Missouri, during the Great Flood of 1951. Flood waters in the industrial area, cutting off trains and covering factories. A residential area inundated by flood waters. Military Police and local police in a boat patrolling the flooded area. Military Police in an amphibious jeep evacuating a boy and his dog from the flooded area. MPs with the boy and his dog driving out of the flooded area.
Activities of the U.S. Army Military Police at Fort Gordon in Georgia, United States. U.S. Army Provost Marshal General, Major General Ralph J. Butchers, speaking on 21st Anniversary of the Military Police Corps. General Butchers served in the 2nd Armored Division, during World War 2, and wears its "Hell on Wheels" patch on his right shoulder.
USS Shangri La (CV-38) in the Pacific Ocean. USS Shangri La (CV-38) underway at sea. U.S. Navy blimp with "Welcome Home" sign flies above the ship. U.S. aircraft on flight deck. Views of Navy blimp in flight. Decorative string with balloons on the ship.
A U.S. Army advisor holding an M2 carbine with enlarged 30-round magazine, as he trains South Vietnamese soldiers, seated nearby. Closeup of several American advisers, all displaying parachutist badges on their caps. An advisor going over a map with a South Vietnamese soldier, in the field. View of ARVN (Army of Republic of Vietnam) soldiers slogging through jungles, carrying weapons and gear. ARVN troops firing weapons as they cross field of tall grass. A Viet cong (VC) in black outfit with white conical hat, seen running. Troops running under heavy small arms fire. ARVN escorting captured VC, under guard. They have their arms tied back. Vietnamese tribesmen who were impressed into VC service, are seen, momentarily, seated on the ground. A medical clinic staffed by U.S medical personnel is seen treating local citizens, who form a line waiting to be seen.
U.S. Coast Guard station in the United States. Entrance to U.S. Coast Guard barracks at Salem Air Station in Salem, Massachusetts. Interior of a machine shop. Officer's recreation room (exterior). Garage, containing battery room.
20th anniversary of Sixth Fleet aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) in the Mediterranean Sea. Captain Douglas Fairbanks Jr. USNR and unit. A USA officer on the flight deck watching the event. The ship's mast in the background. A guest officer on the flight deck. Officers on the flight deck. Capt. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in the mid foreground. Vice Admiral Martin and Rear Admiral Geis coming to attention, prepares for honors. The sideboys at attention. More high ranking officers enter and are greeted by Admiral S. Martin and Rear Admiral Geis. U.S. Army General L. Lemnitzer, entering and being greeted in the foreground by Vice Admiral Martin, United States Sixth Fleet (Comsixthflt). Vice Admiral Martin, General Lemnitzer and Rear Admiral Geis on the speaker's stand. A foreign Naval officer; the ship's mast in the background. Newsmen on the flight deck with their cameras. Officers and guests standing in the background. Vice Admiral Martin, General Lemnitzer and Rear Admiral Geis at the salute on the rostrum. Civilians, news photographers in the foreground taking movies of the event. A Marine Orderly at the salute. A DD class ship, firing the salute. Men salute, facing the flight deck area. Smoke envelopes the ship in the background, during the firing of the salute. The Marine Honor Guard presents arms on the flight deck. The Marine officer in charge of the Marine Honor Guards. The Marine Honor Guard at attention. General Lemnitzer speaking from the rostrum. The officers in the foreground.
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