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"ARMY DIVERS SCHOOL"
DIVER TRAINING AT FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA |
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NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE U.S. ARMY'S PROFESSIONAL DIVER.
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MS- U.S. TROOPS GUARD WARSHIPS AND TROOPSHIPS AT PORT, A PRIME TARGET FOR THE ENEMY
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MONTAGE- A WARSHIP TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE AND ANOTHER HALF SUNKEN IN A HARBOR
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MS- AN ARMY DIVER IS LOWERED INTO WATER BESIDE THE HULL OF A WARSHIP TWO SAILORS TURN A WHEEL TO SUPPLY A STEADY FLOW OF AIR TO THE DIVER.
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LS- LARGE UNDER WATER EXPLOSION IN THE CENTER OF THE HARBOR SET BY DIVERS SENDS WATER SKYWARD.
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MS- A NARRATOR SPEAKS A DIVER IN THE BACKGROUND IS RAISED ABOARD A SHIP BY WINCH.
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MS- AN INSTRUCTOR SHOWS ASPIRING DIVERS A COMPRESSION CHAMBER. THE TRAINEES ENTER THROUGH A PORTHOLE AND SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND THEM.
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MS- A TIN CAN IS HUNG ON A STRING IN FRONT OF THE MEN AND AS THE PRESSURE RISES ON A GAUGE THE TIN CAN BEGINS TO COLLAPSE. CU- A HAND TURNS THE PRESSURE UP ON A VALVE.
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CU- A STUDENT TIES A SPECIAL KNOT ON A ROPE WHILE BLINDFOLDED AND WEARING HEAVY DIVERS GLOVES.
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CU- INSTRUCTOR SHOWS HIS WELDING SKILLS AS HE AND THE STUDENTS WATCHING WEAR WELDERS GLASSES
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MS- INSTRUCTOR SHOWS STUDENTS A VARIETY OF UNDER WATER TOOLS INCLUDING A POWER SAW. HE ALSO SHOWS THEM EXPLOSIVES AND HOW TO WRAP THEM WITH BLASTING CORD.
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MS- INSTRUCTOR HANDS A WRAPPED EXPLOSIVE TO A DIVER WHO TAKES IT UNDERWATER. THE DIVER SETS IT AND CLIMBS OUT OF THE WATER.
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CU- THE INSTRUCTOR TAPES A DETONATOR TO A WIRE LEADING TO THE EXPLOSIVE UNDER WATER, YELLS 'FIRE IN THE HOLE', TWISTS THE DETONATOR AND AN EXPLOSION OCCURS IN THE WATER.
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LS- STUDENTS CLIMB TO THE TOP OF A 30 FOOT TANK WHERE THEY WILL BE LOWERED TO THE BOTTOM IN DEEP SEA DIVING GEAR.
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MS- AN INSTRUCTOR SHOWS A CLASS FULL OF STUDENTS A VARIETY OF SCUBA GEAR AND DIVING SUITS COMPLETE WITH FACE MASKS, AIR TANKS AND FLIPPERS.
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A DEEP SEA DIVER'S OUTFIT, WORN BY A DIVER, IS SHOWN COMPLETE WITH AIR HOSE, WHICH MAY EXCEED 300 FEET. THE DIVER TURNS A VALVE AND THE SUIT BALLOONS UP IN SIZE
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MS- STUDENTS ARE SHOWN HOW 2 MEN ARE NEEDED TO REMOVE AND PUT ON THE DIVERS SUIT. CU- THE FACE MASK IS PLACED OVER THE DIVERS HEAD AND LOCKED IN PLACE.
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MS- THE DIVER SLOWLY DESCENDS A LADDER INTO THE WATER. MS- UNDER WATER SHOT SEES HIM CLIMBING DOWN ON LADDER. ONCE IN THE 30 FOOT TANK HE DESCENDS DOWN A ROPE TO THE BOTTOM.
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CU- DIVER STOPS AND WAITS AS HE FEELS PRESSURE IN HIS EARS INDICATING HE IS DESCENDING TO FAST
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MS- THE DIVER'S HELPERS SEND DOWN TOOLS AS DIVER SIGNALS WITH A JERK ON THE LINE.
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CU- DIVER CUTS THROUGH A 1/2 INCH SHEET OF STEEL WITH A CUTTING TORCH. AMAZINGLY FLAMES SHOOT OUT OF THE TORCH AS IT DOES OUT OF WATER.
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MS- THE DIVER BUILDS A WOODEN BOX UNDER WATER AFTER SOME DIFFICULTY WITH THE FLOATING WOOD.
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MS- AS HIS ASSISTANTS HOLD THE HOSE LINE THE DIVER CLIMBS OUT OF THE TANK.
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MS- A DIVER SITTING ON A BOARD IS LOWERED INTO THE JAMES RIVER BY THE SHIPS WINCH. THE DIVER SLOWLY SWIMS TO THE DESCENDING LINE AND GOES DOWN LEAVING BUBBLING WATER BEHIND.
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MS- THE DIVER COMMUNICATES WITH HIS CREWMEN BY RADIO AS HE ATTEMPTS TO SALVAGE A SUNKEN ARMY VEHICLE. MS- ANOTHER DIVER STANDS BY IN CASE OF TROUBLE.
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MS- THE DIVER COMES UP SWIMS TO THE WINCH AND IS LIFTED OUT OF THE WATER. MS- MOMENTS LATER THE ARMY VEHICLE IS LIFTED OUT OF THE MURKY WATER.
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"RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARCTIC"
THE STORY OF ARMY ENGINEERS & THEIR FIRST TASK FORCE INTO THE VAST ARCTIC WASTELANDS TO CHALLENGE & CONQUER A NEW & UNEXPLORED FRONTIER. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE RESEARCH BEING DONE FROM POLE TO POLE BY THE CORP OF ENGINEER, 1ST ENGINEER ARCTIC TASK FORCE FORMED IN 1954.
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AERIAL- BARREN FROZEN LAND OF THE ARCTIC
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GI MEASURES WIND VELOCITY AND TEMPERATURES ON SPINNING AND OTHER STRANGE LOOKING INSTRUMENTS SET UP IN THE FROZEN FIELDS.
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MS- MAP SHOWS STRATEGIC LOCATION OF THE ARCTIC IN RELATION TO THE U.S. AND RUSSIA.
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AERIAL-(PAN) LARGE FROZEN SECTIONS FLOATING IN THE SEA ALONG A VAST WASTELAND OF ICE AND SNOW.
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LS- GI HOLDS SURVEYORS POLE ON THE ICY GROUND AS ANOTHER GI USES A TRANSIT TO GET A LEVEL PLAIN FOR A HUGE ROAD BUILDING PROJECT.
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MONTAGE- A BULLDOZER PUSHES THE SNOW TO LEVEL THE GROUND FOR THE ROAD. LS- DERRICK SCOOPS BUCKETS OF SAND ANF FILLS DUMP TRUCKS DUMP THE SAND ONTO THE ROAD RAISING LEVEL OF THE ROAD ABOVE THE ICE .
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MS- SURVEYOR (GI) AIMS HIS INSTRUMENT AT A GI HOLDING THE MEASURING STICK AT A DISTANCE.
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LS- A DUMP TRUCK SPEEDS ACROSS A COMPLETED SECTION OF ROAD. AERIAL- PAN OF THE HUGE SECTION OF ROAD COMPLETED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
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LS- GI USES A LONG METAL ROD TO PROBE THE SNOW LOOKING FOR DANGEROUS CREVASSES DEEP IN THE SNOW WHICH WOULD COLLAPSE UNDER HEAVY WEIGHT.
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MS- AS THE GI PROBES, THE ROD MAKES A SUDDEN DROP AS IT HITS A CREVASSE DEEP IN THE SNOW.
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MS- TNT IS DROPPED INTO THE DEEP CRAVASS EXPOSING IT AFTER THE INSUING EXPLOSION. A GI IS LOWERED INTO THE CRAVASS TO EXPLORE IT. DYNAMITE
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MS- GIS MARK THE TRAILS UNROLLING ELECTRIC CABLE OFF THE BACK OF A TRUCK SO NIGHT TRAVELERS WILL NOT LOSE THEIR WAY AND ALSO AVOID DRIVING OVER AN OPEN CREVASSE.
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MONTAGE- WELL DRILLING MACHINES ARE USED TO GET CORE SAMPLES OF EARTH DEEP BELOW THE SURFACE.
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A GI IS LOWERED IN A 'JACOBS CHAIR' DOWN THE SIDE OF AN ICE CLIFF WHERE HE USES A LONG DRILL TO GET SAMPLES OF THE ICE AT VARIOUS LEVELS.
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MS- 2 GIS USE A LONG CHAIN SAW TO CUT INTO THE SIDE OF A CLIFF FORMING A LONG TUNNEL. INSIDE THE TUNNEL THEY DRILL A LONG DEEP HOLE IN THE SIDE WALL TO PLACE TNT. DYNAMITE
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MS- 2 GIS USE A PICK AXE AND SHOVEL TO LENGTHEN THE TUNNEL THE SNOW IS SHOVELLED INTO BIG CRATES AND REMOVED.
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MS- A GI CHECKS A GAUGE AND MEASURES WITH A RULER TO SEE HOW MUCH THE TUNNEL IS DEPRESSED FROM ABOVE LS- A RAILROAD TRACK LEADS INTO THE TUNNEL.
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MS- 2 SCIENTISTS DIG INTO THE SNOW WITH A DRILL TO GET CORE SAMPLES FOR TESTING THE STRENGTH OF THE ICE AT VARIOUS LEVELS. THEY MEASURE THE SAMPLES IN A LAB CUT OUT OF THE SNOW.
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LS- A PLOW AND A SNOW BLOWER CUTS A LONG TRENCH ABOUT 20FT DEEP. A METAL CONCAVE ROOF IS PLACED ONTO IT AND SNOW IS USED TO COVER THE ROOF FORMING A LONG TUNNEL WITHOUT HAVING TO DRILL IT
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MONTAGE- ENGINEERS USE A BULLDOZER TO DRAG A DISABLED AIR FORCE PLANE ON A SLED, TO A BASE 220 MILES AWAY
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MS- AFTER A SNOWY WINTER THE ENGINEERS USE A BULLDOZER AND SHOVELS TO DIG OUT OF THEIR CAMP.
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PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 28 THE 34TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BRIGADE IN WEST GERMANY. MEDICAL EVACUATION IN EUROPE.
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE 34TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BRIGADE IN WEST GERMANY ONLY SECONDS AWAY OF POSSIBLE ENEMY AGGRESSION
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MS- AN ARTILLERY CREWMAN HOLDS UP A RED FLAG ALONGSIDE AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN POINTED SKYWARD, SIGNIFYING A GUN READY TO FIRE. THE CANNON IS LOADED AND IT FIRES OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
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MS- MECHANICS WORK ON THE ENGINES OF THE BRIGADES TRUCKS TO KEEP THEM READY FOR AN EMERGENCY. A GI CHECKS THE RADAR ON HIS SCREEN AND THE GUNS ARE INSPECTED DAILY.
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LS- OFFICERS SIT AT PHONES AT AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS CENTER. MAPS ON LARGE A TABLE AND A WALL ARE PLOTTED BY GIS WEARING EARPHONES.
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MONTAGE- CAMOUFLAGED NETS AND NATURAL COVER IS PLACED OVER GUN POSITIONS CONCEALING THEM FROM AIR DETECTION. THE RADAR IS ALSO CAMOUFLAGED
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LS- A BALLOON IS RELEASED TO SUPPLY ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, AND FOLLOWED BY TRACKING DEVICES
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LS- A VOLLEY OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS GOES OFF
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MS- OFFICERS OF THE NEW GERMAN ARMY ARE GIVEN A DEMONSTRATION BY AMERICAN GUN CREWS.
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MS- GIS CARRY RADIO CONTROLLED DRONE TARGETS INTO POSITION AND LAUNCH THEM INTO THE SKY. A HUGE DRILL-LIKE DEVICE IS USED TO START UP THE ENGINE OF THE DRONE
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LS- BRITISH GUN CREWS COMMENCE FIRING AT THE DRONE PLANE ION THE AIR SCORING A DIRECT HIT, THE DRONE DROPS BY PARACHUTE
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NARRATOR TELLS THE HISTORY OF THE MEDICAL CORP 'THE MEN IN WHITE' DURING WARTIME.
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MONTAGE- IN OLD FILM WOODEN AMBULANCE CONVOY OF THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS RIDES THROUGH FRENCH TOWN DURING WWI.
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MS- FRENCH TROOPS CARRY WOUNDED ON STRETCHES THROUGH A WOODED AREA.
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MS- MEDICS PLACES BANDAGES ON A GI'S ARM AND ANOTHERS LEG DURING WWII.
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LS- A MAKE-SHIFT TRAM IS USED TO TRANSPORT A WOUNDED GI, ON A STRETCHER, ACROSS A RIVER. A GI PULLS A GI ACROSS A FROZEN RIVER ON AN ICE SLED.
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MONTAGE- CORPMEN PROCESS 'WOUNDED GIS WHO HAVE BEEN 'TAGGED' DURING MANEUVERS IN GERMANY. GI WHO RECEIVED A RADIATION DOSE DURING 'COMBAT'
TAKES OFF HIS TROUSERS AND SHOWERS IN A TENT FOR 'DE-CONTAMINATION'. |
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MS- A MEDIC TEAM IN A JEEP PULL UP TO A GI LAYING IN THE ROAD AND GIVE HIM FIRST AID.
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LS- A CONVOY OF RED CROSS AMBULANCES MOVE THROUGH A GERMAN TOWN WITH 'WOUNDED' NEEDING AID AT A HOSPITAL.
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MS- 'WOUNDED' ARE PLACED ON AMPHIBIOUS 'DUCKS' FOR TRANSPORT ACROSS A RIVER. MS- AN AMBULANCE IS DRIVEN ONTO A LANDING CRAFT FOR TRANSPORT ACROSS THE RHINE RIVER.
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MS- A GI RADIOLOGIST TAKES EX-RAYS OF A WOUNDED GI AT THE HOSPITAL TENT MS- A BLACK LABORATORY TECHNICIAN CHECKS BLOOD TYPES UNDER HIS MICROSCOPE
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MS- A DOCTOR SCRUBS HIS HANDS IN PREPARATION FOR AN OPERATION.
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