AIR FORCE PILOTS BRIEFING CLASSROOM FULL OF PILOTS OF
THE AWACS UNITS. ZOOM IN OFFICER TAKING NOTES. ZOOM
IN OFFICER GIVING CLASS. AWACS CREW MEN AT THEIR
COMPUTERS, RADAR SCREENS. BLACK-WHITE NON-COMS MAKING
ENTRIES WITH MARKERS ON TWO WAY GLASS WALL. ABOVE
VIEW OFFICERS AT WORK IN CENTRAL CONTROL HEADQUARTERS
WATCHING AS ENTRIES ARE MADE ON WALL CHARTS. RADAR
SCREENS IN DARKENED COMMUNICATIONS ROOMS. 1983 SCENE
OF C-123 "PROVIDER", HAS MISHAP IN VIETNAM, SLIDES
OFF RUNWAY, GETS MIRED IN MUD.

AERIAL VIEW OF FIELD COMMUNICATING CENTER, SHADOW OF
CAMERA HELICOPTER MOVING ALONG GROUND. SHOWS CENTER
AT TOP OF HILL.

C-123 "PROVIDER" CARGO PLANE, LOADED WITH 10,000
POUNDS OF FUEL FOR SPECIAL FORCES IN VIETNAM, LIES IN
MUD AFTER SLIDING OFF RUNWAY DURING LANDING. MONTAGE
VARIOUS SCENES OF PLANE MIRED IN MUD.

GIs CARRY INFLATABLE LIFTING BAGS, PLACE THEM UNDER
WINGS AND FUSELAGE OF PLANE