United States airmen celebrate the Victory in Europe Day in Germany after World War II. United States airmen stand around the table as a Captain cuts the cake for the celebration of victory in Europe Day. Other refreshments and drinks on the table. United States Red Cross women help the Captain as he cuts the cake. Women serve cakes and refreshments to the United States airmen.
United Nation troops retreat during the Korean War. UN forces comprising of the British and American soldiers retreat south wards in Korea as a result of Chinese aggression, Soldiers loaded in military trucks as they cross a bridge. Displaced Korean civilians in a barge, on rail road tracks and along the roads. In Washington D.C., United States British Prime Minister Clement Attlee meets United States President Harry S. Truman. United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson also attends the meeting. Prime Minister Attlee during his address before the National Press Club emphasizes on resisting the aggression by the Red China. He also affirms the firm faith of the two countries in the principle of Rule of Law.
United States 1st Cavalry Division soldiers during phase II of Operation Mosby in Vietnam. Soldiers of United States 1st Cavalry division jump off a helicopter as a United States UH-1D helicopter is in flight in the background. Soldiers milling about on a field as UH-1D helicopter comes in for landing in the background. A soldier talks over a radio. Another soldier sets up a 81 mm mortar gun. He looks into the gun sight of the mortar. A soldier with a sentry dog. Two United States Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters take off from a field. (Vietnam War period).
Launching of the United States Navy cruise missile Regulus from United States Navy submarine USS Tunny (SS-282) in California, United States. The United States Navy Gato-class submarine USS Tunny gets underway in the Pacific Ocean and moves out of Port Hueneme, California. Tunny submerges in water. Aboard the submarine, missile men check the umbilical cable and electronic check out cable being plugged in. The missile circuits being energized. Men work on controls. Various automatic functions being checked. A man takes down readings as he monitors the results. The Commanding Officer at the periscope as he checks the launch area. Ignitors being installed in the booster. The missile being buttoned up and the umbilical cable being disconnected inside the hangar. A navigator checks the position. The USS tunny comes on the water surface. Hangar doors open and Regulus missile emerges from the hangar. Men on the deck in the foreground. Umbilical cable used for pre-umbilical launch check. The wings of the Regulus being unfolded and locked. External fuel being attached to the missile for warm up before take off. An air eject system being connected to detach umbilical cable. A black reflector shield being fitted out. Launcher being elevated to the firing position. Final checks being made. The umbilical cable ejects and missile being launched. USS Tunny submerges in water. Men at controls in the missile room. Radar and radio antennas aboard USS Tunny break through the water surface. A plot being maintained on the position of Tunny. A missile guidance officer guides men as they work on a plot.
United States President Harry S. Truman addresses the nation from White House in Washington D.C., United States. U.S. President Truman at a desk in the White House as he addresses the nation over national radio. The President says that war is not inevitable (Korean War period). President Truman says that they will try their best to avoid general war but will not accept appeasement. A map of United States show aircraft in flight over Korea. President Truman talks about the threat of Communist aggression in Europe and Asia. Allied soldiers march. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French representative Robert Schuman and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). A naval port with oil barrels and supply bags lined up. The United Nations Security Council meeting.
United States Headquarters Compound in Berlin, Germany. View of the Headquarters Compound, United States Headquarters, Berlin. A flag flutters in wind on a flagpole in front of the building. A guard at the gate waves at vehicles passing by. A sign on fence reads "United States Headquarters Berlin". Men walk in the garden area of the headquarters. View of the U.S. Consulate building. A seal reads "Consulate,United States of America".
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