A U.S. Army training film on Rifle Marksmanship with an M-1. Rapid Fire: An officer takes a training session for soldiers seated on the ground. An M-1 rifle on the table nearby, and a board in the background reads 'Preparatory Marksmanship Training'. The officer gives instructions about rapid fire exercises. Soldiers in prone position with M-1 rifles at a firing range. Soldiers in bushes. Soldiers in supply detail walk on a path through the jungle. They run into an ambush, take position and fire from behind trees. Soldiers in a defensive position, enemy soldiers charges towards them. A soldier dives into a shell hole, gets into the kneeling position and shoots straight. (World War II period).
A U.S. Army training film on Rifle Marksmanship with an M-1. An officer instructs soldiers about calm handling of an M-1 rifle which comes with practice. An instruction board in the background. The officer instructs and a soldier demonstrates the prone, sitting and kneeling firing positions. Soldiers demonstrate: Prone position rapid fire with counts in 9 seconds. The officer talks about the importance of time and smooth movement while taking firing position. He talks about the need to get into a firing position in a hurry. Soldier demonstrates: Getting into position, aiming and firing with counts in 7 seconds. (World War II period).
45th Infantry Division soldiers of the U.S. Army near a bunker on a hillside in Korea during the Korean War. A soldier seated near the bunker. Others seated and stand nearby. Soldiers check their rifles and equipment as they prepare to move out. Soldiers help each other apply camouflage paint on their faces. They gather around for instructions. A bespectacled soldier smokes. Closeup view of soldiers during briefing, including an African American soldier in the group. Soldiers wear helmets camouflaged with foliage.
Soldiers of the 45th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army lay down sacks and logs of wood in the bunker. Soldiers check their equipment. A trench near the bunker. An African American soldier with a sniper scope rifle walks in the trench and moves towards the observation position. Another soldier also takes position.
The United States 1st Brigade Lancers of the 25th Infantry Division get off a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter. They climb up the well bunkered Nui Ba Den Mountain also called 'The Black Lady Mountain'. Sign with 'Welcome to Nui Ba Den ' seen. Soldiers talk and relax. A soldier holds a cup in his hands. Another fills his cup from a container. Soldiers walk in a single file. CH-47 helicopter in flight overhead. Patrol moves downhill through dense foliage. Soldiers climb down rocks carefully. (Vietnam War period).
UH-1D helicopter of the U.S. Army brings supplies for the soldiers of 25th Infantry Division on the slopes of Nui Ba Den Mountains in Vietnam. Smoke rises from bombing strike and signal grenade. A soldier signals with a red cloth. UH-1D helicopter drops supplies on the ground. Soldiers scramble to collect the supplies. More soldiers come. Soldiers carry water containers up the mountain. A soldier fills his bottle from the container and drinks. UH-1D helicopter drops more supplies and flies off. Soldiers open the box and take out packets of rations. A soldier heats something in a blackened utensil and adds to the packet of food. A bespectacled soldier eats from the packet. A bare chested soldier drinks from a can. Another soldier with his pants torn at his knees eats from his packet. (Vietnam War period).
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