Andes airlift in Chiloya and Bella Vista in Peru. C-130A cargo airplanes of the United States Air Force airlift road construction equipment from Chiloya. Plane lands on a remote landing strip in jungle. CCT servicemen direct the plane. Natives walk out and watch heavy equipment unloaded from the cargo plane.
C-130A cargo airplanes of the United States Air Force airlift road construction equipment from Chiloya to Bella Vista village in Peru. Peruvian personnel stand near parked planes and watch. A dump truck filled with fifty five gallon drums offloads from one of the cargo planes. Another plane taxied on runway. Construction material near runway at Chiloya.
C-130A cargo airplanes of the United States Air Force transport road construction equipment during Andes Airlift, from Chiloya to Bella Vista village, in Peru. Plane takes off on runway and other planes and cat machines near the runway. Forks and dump trucks lined near runway. Peruvian man saw shoring lumber. A fuel truck refills a C-130A fuel tank. A serviceman near forward radio control jeep watches plane as it takes off.
The commissioning ceremony of United States Ship America at Norfolk Naval Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Chief Petty Officers of the USS America at the quarters in the hanger bay during the ceremony. Ship's officer status board shows Commander Carrier Division and his staff and others officers.
The commissioning ceremony of United States Ship America at Norfolk Naval Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Marine Honor Guard in ranks at parade rest during the ceremony. Naval officers give speech to the crowd at the hanger bay. Ship's bandmaster and choir sing. Commissioning Pennant flies from the staff lowered as the U.S. National flag hoisted in the hanger bay.
The commissioning ceremony of United States Ship America at Norfolk Naval Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Marine Honor Guard in ranks at parade rest during the ceremony. Ship's bandmaster and the band play near the hanger bay. Boarding guests include Governor Harrison of Virginia, Chief of Naval Operations followed by Admiral H.P. Smith and others. Vice Admiral Thach and others board the USS America. More Naval officers and ladies board the ship saluted by two navy men.
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