A film on general and special training of U.S. paratroopers during World War 2. U.S. army soldiers prepare parachute packs in the United States. An airplane in flight overhead. The paratroopers jumping out of the airplane. They descend towards a snowy mountainous area. They carry arms and ammunition. The paratroopers skiing on the snow in warm, all white winter uniform clothing. A paratrooper holding a rifle is lying in a prone position.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Strange McNamara leaves the office in the United States. President Lyndon Baines Johnson, Secretary McNamara, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Henry Nitze and U.S. Army General Earle Gilmore Wheeler at a review stand. Other officials present during the ceremony. People stand holding umbrellas as rain is falling.
Office leaving ceremony of U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Strange McNamara in the United States. Rain is falling. Dignitaries and officials depart after the ceremony. Cameramen leave the area with their cameras. Honor guards stand in formation. The U.S. flag flying atop a flag pole.
An interview of United States Air Force Lieutenant General Ira Eaker conducted by Dr. Maurer in the United States. Dr Maurer and General Eaker seated at a desk. Dr Maurer talks about the work and the contribution of General Eaker in the U.S. Air Force. He says that General Eaker was the Commander of the 8th Air Force. In 1944, he became the Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Allied Air Force. Then from 1945 until his retirement in 1947, he was the deputy commander of the Army Air Forces and chief of the Air Staff. General Eaker talks about his experiences. He talks about the first airplane flight he saw. He further speaks that he was sent to a training camp in 1917. A man came in the camp looking for some fliers. He was already selected for an examination of regular army. He says that in November 1917, he was on a parade grounds. An airplane was in flight overhead. The aircraft landed and he looked at the engine of the aircraft.
U.S. Navy personnel engage in a mock battle in the United States. A cruiser underway at sea. The cruiser fires salvos. Small boats sail away from the cruiser. A landing craft underway. Men in a landing craft beside a larger ship. Men fire rifles and a howitzer at a beach. Sailors march down a path in woods. Officers and a drummer lead. Men spread out moving through the woods. Sailors in lines fire in a field. A U.S. flag flutters atop a flag pole. Marines in foxholes poised to fire rifles. Smoke rises from the firing.
Production and testing of buzz bomb in the United States. United States buzz bomb being produced. Fuselage being assembled in a factory in Toledo, Ohio. Men work to assemble the jet engine of the aircraft in a factory in Dearborn, Michigan. Buzz bomb being tested as President of Ford Motor company Henry Ford II and Raymond Blough watch the operations. Static test of jet engine of U.S. buzz bomb. Us buzz bomb takes off leaving behind a vapor trail. Bomb detaches from the aircraft and explosion occurs.
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