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"EXERCISE MOOSEHORN"
FILMED IN THE BIG DELTA REGION OF ALASKA IN MID-WINTER, THE FILM SHOWS THE 1956 WINTER MANEUVER WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO PIT THE AMERICAN SOLDIER AGAINST THE TOUGHEST POSSIBLE ARCTIC CONDITIONS. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF EXERCISE 'MOOSEHORN' BY U.S. ARMY TROOPS IN ALASKA WHOSE PURPOSE WAS TO SEE HOW WELL TROOPS PERFORM IN EXTREME ARCTIC CONDITIONS
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MONTAGE- A POPPY FIELD, A RUNNING STREAM AND A HOME IN THE LUSH GREENERY OF ALASKA IN THE SUMMER MS- SEALS FROLIC ON THE ROCKY SHORE.
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AERIAL- SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS AND BARREN PLAINS OF ALASKA IN THE WINTER.
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MS- GROUPS OF ALASKAN HUSKIES, TIED TO POSTS IN THE FROZEN GROUND, BARK AND MOVE AROUND RESTLESSLY
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LS- ESKIMOS ROW THEIR KAYAKS AMID THE FLOATING ICE WHILE ESKIMO WOMEN FISH THROUGH HOLES IN ICE.
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MS- AS SHE PULLS UP A FISH WITH HER ROD IN ONE HAND, SHE HITS IT WITH A STICK IN THE OTHER TO
STOP IT FROM WIGGLING. SHE CATCHES MANY FISH. |
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MS- AN ESKIMO SPEEDS BY ON HIS DOG SLED. LS- A POLAR BEAR LUMBERS OVER THE WIND SWEPT SNOW.
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MS- A MAP OF ALASKA IS SUPERIMPOSED OVER A MAP OF THE U.S. SHOWING IT'S SIZE. ANOTHER MAP SHOWS ALASKA'S PROXIMITY TO RUSSIA. 56 MILES AWAY.
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MS- AT A TRAINING CAMP AT CAMP HALE, COLORADO, AN INSTRUCTOR SHOWS GIS HOW TO MAKE TURNS AND TO
WALK ON SKIS. AS THE GROUP MOVES, ONE GI FALLS. |
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LS- THE GROUP FOLLOWS THE INSTRUCTOR UP AN INCLINE IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THEN THEY MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN
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MS- A GI SHOWS THE SPECIAL THERMAL SUIT HE WEARS WITH NO LAYERS OF CLOTHING UNDERNEATH EXCEPT HIS BARE SKIN. CU- A NEW ARCTIC BOOT IS SHOWN.
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A TECHNICIAN TESTS THE BOOT IN A DEEP FREEZE AT A TESTING LAB IN MASSACHUSETS. HE HITS THE OLD BOOT WITH A HAMMER SHOWING HOW STIFF IT GOT, WHILE THE NEW ONE REMAINED FLEXIBLE.
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MS- 2 GIS FROLIC IN ICE WATER SHOULDER DEEP OF COLORADO STREAM, IN TEST OF THE NEW SUIT.
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LS- A MOBILE GENERATOR COLLECTS ICE AS IT IS TESTED AT A COLD CHAMBER IN FORT MONMOUTH, N.J.
AT 65 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. |
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MS- LONG COLUMN OF GIS IN THEIR ARCTIC UNIFORMS BOARD PLANES TO FORT GREELEY, ALASKA FOR OPERATION 'MOOSEHORN'. MANEUVERS IN ARCTIC CONDITIONS
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AERIAL- AS PLANE FLIES OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS ALASKA A WEATHER REPORT OF THE AREA IS HEARD ON THE RADIO
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MS- FORT GREELY SIGN STICKS UP FROM THE SNOW
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MONTAGE- AS TROOPS DEBARK FROM THE TRANSPORT PLANES IN ALASKA REPORTS OF THE 'ENEMY' FORCES IS ANNOUNCED.
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MS- GIS UNLOAD DRUMS OF GASOLINE FROM THE PLANE ONTO TRUCKS.
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MS- GIS PACK A SPECIAL PLASTIC SLED WITH TENTS 'C' RATIONS AND EQUIPMENT THEN LASH IT ALL DOWN CU- A GI CHECKS SPECIAL SMALL ITEMS TO CARRY SUCH AS SUNGLASSES, CHAPSTICK AND SUNBURN CREAM.
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MS- GIS ZIP UP THEIR WARM CLOTHING TAKE THEIR RIFLES AND SKIS AND GO OUT INTO THE COLD.
LS- THE TROOPS WALK SINGLE LINE ON THEIR SKIS TO THE BATTLE AREA 45 MILES AWAY. |
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LS- SNOW COVERED TANKS AND ARMORED VEHICLES THREAD THROUGH THE SNOW. MS- GIS WALK THROUGH THE SNOW PULLING THEIR PLASTIC SLEDS BEHIND THEM
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MS- GIS DOUBLE TIME IT ON THEIR SKIS THROUGH WOODED AREA.
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LS-AN ARMY 'WEASEL' PULLS A LONG COLUMN OF TROOPS ON SKIS HOLDING ON TO ROPES. THE MEN DROP THEIR LINES AND RUN ON THEIR SKIS.
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LS- HIGH WINDS LASH THE CAMPING GIS TENTS AND EQUIPMENT MAKING VISIBILITY DIFFICULT.
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MS- MEN IN THE 10-MAN TENT EAT A HOT HOT MEAL THEY COOKED UP. MS-A GI WASHES HIS FACE WITH SNOW WHILE ANOTHER SHAVES.
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MS- A SNOWPLOW PULLS SUPPLY SLEDS THROUGH THE DEEP SNOW. MS- GIS ON SKIS WATCH AND WAIT AS TRANSPORT PLANES DROP SUPPLIES BY PARACHUTE.
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LS- PAN OF A LARGE AREA OF PARACHUTES AND
SUPPLIES LYING IN THE SNOW. THE SUPPLIES ARE PICKED UP BY BULLDOZER PULLING HUGE SUPPLY SLEDS |
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LS- GIS UNLOAD DRUMS OF GASOLINE OFF THE SLEDS.
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MS- GIS SCRAMBLE OUT OF THEIR TENTS AND GRAB THEIR RIFLES. OTHERS RUN TO THEIR ARTILLERY PIECES MONTAGE- GIS FLOP DOWN IN THE SNOW AND AIM THEIR RIFLES AND START FIRING AS THE BATTLE BEGINS.
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