Views of the interior of the Command Operations Center (COC) ot the NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) in Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. Airmen are seen at their various duty stations. Desks, phone, and television monitors, are seen at these positions. A U.S. Air Force Colonel is seen at one of the stations.
The activities and joint demonstrations by the United States Readiness Command (USREDCOM), Brass Key II at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Man stands at a podium, addresses the people present at the demonstration. Soldiers lift a map from the ground. Soldiers hold a map showing a drop zone for an airborne mission to Sicily. An African American soldier points to locations on the map with a stick. The soldiers lower down the map before leaving. Three Lockheed C-130 Hercules demonstrate the low level in trail portion of a normal approach pattern and climb to drop altitude. Conduct of joint operations and teamwork of army and air force personnel in front of the people. Demonstration by the strike forces. A North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco in flight marks targets for fighters. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II jet fighter bombers demonstrate bombardment on the target area. Pillar of smoke rises from drop zone. Fighters pull above the C-130s for top cover for airborne assault. C-130 airdrop equipment. U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules in flight. Precision drops of heavy load from C-130 transport planes. Extraction parachutes are popped into the slipstream. Equipment crew paratroopers jump out of the airplane and descend towards the land with the help of a parachute. Several airplanes in flight. Interior of an airplane. Jumper troops (some of them are African American) seated aboard the airplane. Jumper troops hook up before jump. They jump out of the plane and descend towards the land. Tactical fighters fly over paratroopers.
U.S. Secretary of War George H. Dern addresses officials in Washington. Dern addresses Newton Baker's committee. He talks about air mail policies and the survey of U.S. Army Air Corps.
Scenes from filming of "Combat America" during World War 2. U.S. Army Air Force personnel,on furlough, take rides on horse-drawn coaches, near seaside resort, in England. Driver and young woman seated aboard coach pulled by four horses. Several British dwellings in the background. U.S. Army Air Force personnel climb aboard horse-drawn coaches.
The air raid warning systems in the United States during World War 2. An air drill in Newton, Massachusetts. A Daprato Statuary company building on fire (a drill meant to simulate fire from bombardment.) A warden in uniform reports the bomb damage to the information center. A sign reads: 'Report Center (Telephone Room)'. Men and women work inside the room. A woman talks on the telephone and she notes down the information about the location, time, date and other essential things on a paper. Chief warden and other officials seated in the report center. The report about the bombardment is given to them. The location of damage is planted on a map. They take quick actions and assess the impact and needed response. Messages are relayed by uniformed Boy Scouts standing by. Fire equipment and medical aid is dispatched to the scene. A sign reads: 'District Warning Center'. Public utility representatives stand by to take charge of the repair of water mains, electrical and telephone equipment. A map locates various areas in New England, United States.
U.S. Air force Sergeant being interviewed in Berlin, Germany. Sergeant being interviewed beside Airlift Memorial. He is one of the few men stationed in Berlin. He was also stationed there during the Airlift. He is being questioned about the Allied airlift. He speaks about the activities of the air forces. He speaks about how the candies and food were dropped from the airplanes for the children of Berlin.
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