"PROGRESS - U.S. ARMY"
A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ARMY (1957). NARRATED
BY ALEXANDER SCOURBY, IT FEATURES MUSIC SCORED
BY THE U.S. ARMY FIELD BAND. TRAINING OF THE NEW
'ATOMIC ARMY' WITH IT'S NEW FANTASTIC WEAPONS.

MS- A TANK COMMANDER GIVES ORDERS THROUGH HIS
HEADSET FROM ATOP HIS TANK CU- TANK DRIVERS
LISTEN FROM INSIDE THEIR TANKS.

CU- GI COUNTSDOWN FROM 5 TO ZERO. ELS- A BRIGHT
FLASH IS FOLLOWED BY A BLAST AND A MUSHROOM CLOUD

MS- THE DUST FORCES THE GIS TO DUCK. WHEN IT
PASSES THE GIS GET UP AND SEE THE MUSKROOM CLOUD
IN THE DISTANCE.

MS- GENERAL STAFF MEETS IN THE PENTAGON TO
DISCUSS THE 'SANTANA' CONCEPT, DESIGNED TO EXPLOIT
THE 3 KEY FACTORS ON THE BATTLEFIEDLS, FIRE POWER
MOBILITY AND COMMUNICATION.

THE 101ST AIRBORNE, THE IST ARMY DIVISION TO BE
RE-ORGANIZED INTO AN ATOMIC DIVISION, KNEELS IN
PRAYER ON THE PARADE GROUNDS.

MS- THE EAGLE MASCOT FOR THE 101ST AIRBORNE
'SCREAMING EAGLE' DIVISION, SITS ON A PERCH AT
THE PARADE GROUNDS.

LS- A 'DART' MISSILE BEING FIRED AND GOING
THROUGH A CLOTH TARGET DOWN RANGE. OTHER MISSILES
SHOWN AND FIRED.

LS- A ARMY OFFICER RIDES A 'FLYING PLATFORM' AND
LOOKS LIKE HE IS STANDING IN MID-AIR OVER A
ROTATING PROPELLER.

MONTAGE- TINY VERSIONS OF RADIOS AND RADIO TUBES
ARE SHOWN SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH OLDER, LARGER MODELS
CU- WRIST RADIO AND A HELMET WITH BUILT-IN MIC

TANKS, MACHINE GUNS, MORTARS FIRE CONTINUOUSLY
FOR A LONG PERIOD AT THE PROVING GROUNDS

THE 'VULCAN' FIRES AT A TARGET AND BLOWS IT UP
IN A FIRE BALL.

CU- A MECHANICAL WALKING MACHINE TESTS ARMY BOOTS
WALKING. MONTAGE- GIS TEST ARCTIC CLOTHING IN
ARCTIC CHAMBERS AND ICE COLD PONDS (LOGGED BEFORE)

LS- 1ST ARMY ATOMIC REACTOR BEING COMPLETED AT
FORT BELVOIRE, KENTUCKY.

AERIAL- A VIEW OF THE EARTH GETTING FURTHER AND
FURTHER AWAY. AS SEEN FROM CAMERA ON A MISSILE
FLYING STRAIGHT UP