The film begins showing an airborne B-52 bomber and then a copilot in the cockpit. View down through the bomb bay of a B-52. View from another Aircraft of a B-52 dropping numerous conventional bombs on enemy positions in Vietnam. The open bomb bay is shown again, only this time clusters of bombs are seen dropping from it. Aerial view of the ground as the many bombs strike creating a line of explosions and smoke. Closeup of a crew member wearing an oxygen mask. Another view of bombs being dropped and exploding on the ground. Bomb bay on a bomber being closed after it has finished a mission. More aerial views of bomb strikes and damage on the ground. View from cockpit of a B-52 following another that is leaving condensation trails. An Air Force officer working on the ground with mechanics. An Air Force sergeant working with a Navy technician in a headquarters. Strategic Air Command (SAC) crew members in flight suits descend from an aircraft upon arriving at an Air Force Base. An Air Force General presenting a major with some type of an award. A B-52 taxiing on an airfield. An F-104 Starfighter aircraft taxiing on an airfield. War supplies for American forces being offloaded from a ship in Vietnam. An Air Force drill team marching. A mechanic replacing a bulb on a large high outdoor light. Brief glimpse closeup of some school children. Air force personnel rescue a person from a flooded house. The Air Force drill team, seen earlier, spinning their rifles. Air Force ground crews moving a thousand pound bomb on a trolley and installing it into a B-52. View from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker as it refuels a B-52 in flight. View of the tanker hooked up to the B-52.
The entire ship's company is seen assembling on the deck of a South Dakota class battleship (possibly the USS Indiana) during World War 2. Her 16-inch guns,in a triple turret,loom over the assemblage. (The gun barrels appear to have bronze collars around their bases.) A variety of other vessels, including U.S. warships, are anchored in the background. The location is somewhere in the Pacific. The Navy Captain, assuming command of the ship, and an Admiral step upon a platform, followed by the Captain,being relieved of command, who salutes the Admiral, and steps back. The Admiral addresses the assemblage. Then the Captain assuming command, reads his orders. A cloud of black smoke appears momentarily in the background. Camera pans to Gun turret and ship's superstructure above heads of the sailors. The Admiral and two Captains join the ship's company in saluting (perhaps as national anthem is played). Scene shifts to two Navy officers wearing garrison caps, posing on the ship, and shaking hands. Waters of a bay and hills are in background. Camera then shows the new ship's Captain and the Admiral walking past some of the ship's officers, as the ceremony is ended.
Viet Nam Air Force ( VNAF) C-47 Skytrains airlifting supplies from Tan Son Nhut Air Base to Rach Gia for flood relief in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Two air force pilots talk beside a VNAF C-47 aircraft. Girl Scouts drilling, singing, tossing their hats up, lifting box onto aircraft and boarding a VNAF C-47. Vietnamese air force men boarding a VNAF C-47. The engine of a VNAF C-47 aircraft starts. It taxis out and executes a turn. Two VNAF C-47s taxi.
Viet Nam Air Force ( VNAF ) C-47 Skytrains airlifting supplies from Tan Son Nhut Air Base to Rach Gia for flood relief in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A VNAF aircraft taxis. VNAF C-47s take off. A truck is driven beside a VNAF C-47 aircrfat. Loading process of yellow corn meal and bulgur from a truck into the VNAF C-47. Personnel load bags into the C-47.
Viet Nam Air Force ( VNAF) C-47 Skytrains airlifting supplies from Tan Son Nhut Air Base to Rach Gia for flood relief in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A VNAF soldier talks to two U.S. Army officers in a jeep. One of them is Lieutenant Colonel Norris. Then the jeep drives away. VNAF flight officers in the background. A pilot boarding a VNAF C-47 aircraft. A Vietnamese airman giving signals to the pilot. The Vietnamese pilot in the cockpit. The engine starts and the C-47 taxis. C-47s lined up. VNAF C-47s taxi out. A VNAF C-47 is fueled, a door closes on the aircraft before it taxis out.
Discussion of United States Air Force (USAF) Aerobic physical fitness programs and its benefits in the United States. U.S. air force pilots scramble at air base and are seen running to their Convair F-102 Delta Dagger aircraft parked in a line. The pilots quickly enter the aircraft. Dramatization of Air Force pilot landing in jungle with parachute and evading capture due to good physical fitness condition. Off duty situations involving physical exertion: Two men pushing a stalled car. A man in front yard of house in suburban neighorhood is shoveling sand and lifting a heavy sand bag. Depiction at night of phone ringing and man wakes up and talks on phone. Cars drive on highway. An exhausted man suffering heart attack is sitting in car. Heart attack patients lying on beds in a ward of a hospital. A nurse assists a patient with recovery and therapy. Two women ride bicycles and men swim in a swimming pool for exercise. People exercise in a gym and use weight lifting equipment and exercise machines. A man running and playing tennis. Personnel doing aerobic exercises like walking, running, cycling, swimming, stationary running, playing hand ball, tennis, basketball and squash for physical fitness.
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