1957-1958MILITARY
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"SUPPLY MISSION"
"OBSOLETE" FILM. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MEN & WOMEN WHOSE JOB IS TO PROVIDE COMBAT ENGINEERS IN THE FIELD, THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED. SHOWS ROAD BUILDING IN BURMA, AIR STRIPS IN NORTH AFRICA & RELIEF OF FLOOD VICTIMS. CORP OF ENGINEERS PROVIDE ARMY WITH BRIDGES, BUILD ROADS WHERE THERE ARE NONE, AIRSTRIPS FOR THE PLANES AND OTHER HEAVY DUTY PROJECTS. |
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MONTAGE- GIS RUN ACROSS A FOOT BRIDGE AND A ARMY TRUCK RIDES ACROSS A RIVER ON A PONTOON BRIDGE.
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MS- AN EXPLOSION ON THE SIDE OF A HILL OPENS A PATH FOR ARMY VEHICLES AS A ROAD IS CARVED OUT OF A MOUNTAINSIDE BY ENGINEERS.
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LS- A LARGE DUMP TRUCK WITH IT'S DUMPSTER IN THE UP POSITION SPEEDS ALONG DROPPING DIRT ONTO A PROSPECTIVE AIRSTRIP
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MS- A TRACTOR PULLS A HEAVY WHEEL WHICH PUNCHES HOLES INTO THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY HEAVY MACHINERY LAYING ASPHALT.
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MS- A HEAVY ROLLER ROLLS TOWARDS THE CAMERA AS IT SMOOTHES THE SURFACE. MS- SIGN: 'AIR STRIP CONSTRUCTED BY U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS'.
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MS- A PREFABRICATED BRIDGE IS PUT INTO PLACE BY GIS REPLACING ONE DESTROYED BY FLOOD WATERS.
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MONTAGE- STORAGE DEPOTS IN GERMANY AND JAPAN STORE HEAVY TRACTORS, BULLDOZERS AND BUILDING SUPPLIES FOR USE WHEN NEEDED.
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MONTAGE- HUGE PREFABRICATED UNITS FOR BRIDGES ARE PILED HIGH BY HARD HAT WORKERS AT THE DEPOTS.
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MONTAGE- CIVILIANS WORK IN HUGE OFFICE ON INVENTORY CONTROL USING ELECTRONIC DATA
PROCESSING MACHINES |
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MS- MEN WORK AT OLD FILE CABINETS HAVING HUNDREDS OF DRAWERS WHICH WERE REPLACED BY THE MACHINERY
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CU- SMALL EASY TO STORE PUNCH CARDS ARE PASSED THROUGH THE MACHINES. MS- A WORKER SITS AT A NEW ELECTRONIC BRAIN WITH MEMORY ON REELS OF MAGNETIC TAPE WHICH KEEPS TRACT OF THE INVENTORY.
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LS- PAN OF THE MASS CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AS FAR FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE, ARE ALL IDENTIFIED AND INVENTORIED AT THE HUGE OFFICE
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MONTAGE-ROWS OF TRUCKS, CRANES TRAILERS, DITCHERS, LS- A STACK OF BRIDGE SECTIONS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. LS- A BOAT USED TO PUT A BRIDGE IN PLACE IS LOWERED INTO THE WATER BY A CRANE.
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MONTAGE- CRANE PARTS AND ATTACHMENTS BY THE SCORE ARE LINED UP AT THE DEPOT. LS- A TRAIN ROLLS OUT OF DEPOT WITH HUNDREDS OF TRACTORS ON FLAT CARS
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MS- A WORKER WEARS GOGGLES AS HE STEAM CLEANS A TRACTOR IN A HUGE WORK SHOP. MS- WORKERS SEAL A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH AN ALUMINUM WRAPPER.
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MS- WORKERS IN PROTECTIVE SUITS AND HEADWEAR SAND BLAST A PIECE OF MACHINERY. MS- A BULLDOZER ROLLS OUT OF THE SHOP.
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MS- AN ENGINEER PEERS THROUGH THE SNIPER SCOPE OF A RIFLE HE JUST REPAIRED.
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MS- PAN OF ISLE AFTER ISLE OF BINS CONTAINING SMALL PARTS AND WORKERS PICKING OUT ORDERS.
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MS- A MACHINE PACKS AND LABELS SMALL PARTS.
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MS- SUPPLIES ON CONVEYOR BELT ARE PACKED IN WOODEN BOXES AND ADDRESSED FOR SHIPMENT.
MS- BLACK WORKER APPLIES METAL BANDS ON CRATES |
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MS- BRUCE DOLLISON, ONE OF CORPS STANDARDIZATION EXPERTS TELLS OF THE ELIMINATION OF THOUSANDS OF UNNECESSARY PARTS.
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MS- DOLLISON SHOWS 87 DIFFERENT GASOLINE CAPS
WHICH WERE REPLACED BY 6 MODELS. 3000 DIFFERENT SIZE COPPER TUBING PARTS WERE REPLACED BY A ROLL WHICH WAS CUT TO SIZE WHEN NEEDED. |
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MS- DILLISON SHOWS DIMMER SWITCHES FROM ARMY VEHICLES REPLACED WITH ONE CHEAPER STANDARD MODEL
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MONTAGE- DILLISON SHOWS MANY OTHER PARTS THAT WERE STANDARDIZED
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LS- AN ELECTRIC ENGINE PULLS A STRING OF FREIGHT CARS, LOADED WITH BUILDING EQUIPMENT, OUT OF DEPOT
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"MISSILE MAN"
EXAMINES THE TRAINING OF AN ARMY MISSILE MAN. THE TRAINING OF MISSILE MEN AT 3 ARMY MISSILE CENTERS IN THE U.S. |
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MS- NARRATOR SERGEANT STUART QUEEN STANDS NEXT TO A TABLE WITH SCALE MODELS OF VARIOUS MISSILES AS HE TELLS OF THE 'GUIDED MISSILE AGE'.
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LS- SKELETAL REMAINS AND RUINS OF BUILDINGS IN LONDON FOLLOWING A MISSILE ATTACK. MS- 3 BRITISH FIREMEN HOLD OMTO THE NOZZLE OF A WATER HOSE AS IT POWERS OUT THE WATER.
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MS- A MAN AND A WOMAN GUIDE ALONG A WOMAN WITH A BANDAGED HEAD AND EYES AS THEY WALK BY THE RUINS
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ELS- A V-I ROCKET FLIES ACROSS THE LONDON SKIES LS- A V-2 ROCKET READY TO BLAST OFF.
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LS- THE ARMY ARTILLERY AND GUIDED MISSILE CENTER AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA. MS- A LARGE VEHICLE CARRYING A HUGE MISSILE. PASSES BY 3 VINTAGE CANNONS ON THE FORT SILL GROUNDS.
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LS- PAN OF THE SPACIOUS PROVING GROUNDS AT THE FORT. MONTAGE- A VARIETY OF CANNONS AND MISSILES ARE FIRED BY GUN CREWS.
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MS- A GI ADJUSTS THE THE MECHANISM OF AN 'HONEST JOHN' MISSILE THROUGH A PANEL ON ITS BODY AS THE EXPERT CREW GUIDE IT INTO POSITION
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LS- 'SNOW HALL' A WINDOWLESS BUILDING WITH UNSURPASSED LABORATORY AND CLASSROOM FACILITIES.
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LS- A GI TEACHER WITH MATHMATICAL EQUATIONS ON A GIANT BLACKBOARD TEACHES MATH TO CLASS OF GIS.
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MONTAGE- GIS LISTEN ATTENTIVELY AS AN INSTRUCTOR SHOWS DAWINGS ON A BLACKBOARD IN A RADAR LAB AND OTHER GIS TROUBLE SHOOT THE CONTROL PANELS.
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LS-GROUP OF GIS ROLL A HUGE 'CORPORAL' MISSILE ON DOLLIES INTO A HANGAR
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MONTAGE- GI STUDENTS PREPARE MISSILES ON LAUNCH PADS PRIOR TO FIRING THEM.
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LS- THE ARMY AIR DEFENSE CENTER AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS, THE FOREMOST GUIDED MISSILE AND ARTILLERY CENTER OF THE WORLD.
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LS- PAN OF A LIFE SIZED REPLICA OF THE OLD FORT
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MS- ARMY STUDENTS OF ALL RANKS MARCH INTO THE U.S. ARMY AIR DEFENSE SCHOOL.
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MS- STUDENTS MAN THE MOCK UP CONTROL BOARDS. MS-
EACH STUDENT HAS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ON HIS DESK AS AN INSTRUCTOR SHOWS HIM IT'S USE. |
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MS- STUDENTS WATCH AS A 'NIKE' GUIDED MISSILES IS RAISED ON IT'S PAD IN A HUGE CLASSROOM
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MONTAGE- AN INSTRUCTOR OF GUIDED MISSILE RADAR CREWS SHOWS STUDENTS THE WORKINGS OF VARIOUS RADAR ANTENNAE. CU- GI MAKES AN ADJUSTMENT ON UNIT
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MS- AS A GI IN THE CONTROL ROOM PUSHES BUTTONS A MISSILE OUTSIDE MOVES INTO FIRING POSITION.
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LS- THE ORDINANCE GUIDED MISSILE SCHOOL AT HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. (PAN) LARGE 'NIKE' MISSILE ON THE ENTRANCE FACADE OF THE SCHOOL.
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MS- 2 STUDENTS WATCH ANOTHER TEST A MODULE IN A CONTROL PANEL WITH A METER. OTHERS MAKE INTRICATE REPAIRS ON A WORK BENCH.
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MS- A CRAFTSMAN MAKES A MISSILE PART OUT OF A TRANSLUSCENT PLASTIC FOR USE AS A TEACHING AIDE MS- A TEACHER USES THE AIDE IN A CLASSROOM
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MS- A SMALL TOY LIKE TRUCK ROLLS ALONG THE FLOOR TO DEMONSTRATE MISSILE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
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A FIRE IS STARTED UNDER THE TAIL SECTION OF AN OLD GERMAN V-2 MISSILE CREATE A REALISTIC MALFUNCTIONING SCENARIO. LS- MEN IN FIRE-SUITS GO IN WITH HOSE AND EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.
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MS- STUDENTS DISASSEMBLE MISSILES ON BENCHES IN A HUGE WORKSHOP.
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MONTAGE- STUDENTS WORK ON A 'REDSTONE' MISSILE ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING IT'S PARTS.
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MS- HEADQUARTERS BUILDING OF THE ARMY BALLISTIC MISSILE AGENCY AT HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.
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MS- TECHNICIANS IN A CONTROL ROOM IN A CONCRETE BUNKER FIRE OFF A MISSILE ENGINEON A PAD NEARBY.
HUGE BELLOWS OF STEAM FILL THE AIR |
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MONTAGE- FIRING SHOWN OF THE 'HERCULES', 'HAWK', 'HONEST JOHN', 'LITTLE JOHN', LACROSS, 'CORPORAL', THE GIANT' REDSTONE AND THE 'JUPITER'.
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