1961-1962MILITARY
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"OCS FORT SILL"
FOLLOWS A YOUNG SOLDIER THROUGH THE ARMY'S ARTILLERY AND MISSILE OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. ILLUSTRATES THE ROLE ARTILLERY HAS PLAYED IN THE NATION'S DEFENSE. |
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MONTAGE- ARTILLERY, MISSILE AND TANKS PUT ON AN AWESOME FIRE POWER DISPLAY
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LS- PAN OF PLAINS AND HILLS OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA WAS THE 'FRONTIER OF AMERICA', 100 YEARS AGO
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LS- FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA. U.S. ARMY'S EARLIEST CAVALRY OUTPOST, NOW A DYNAMIC TRAINING CENTER.
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MS- GUNNERY COMMUNICATIONS CLASSROOM FILLED WITH GIS WEARING HEADPHONES WHILE SITTING IN BOOTHS.
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MONTAGE- INSTRUCTORS SHOW THE WORKINGS OF MISSILES IN OUTDOOR CLASSES.
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MONTAGE- SOLDIERS INCLUDE MANY FROM THAILAND, KOREA, VIETNAM AND OTHER COUNTRIES AND ALLIES
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MS- MEN MARCH IN DRILL AT THE OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT SILL.
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LS- A GALLERY OF CANDIDATES WATCH A HUGE 270MM CANNON SLOWLY ROLL BY, FOLLOWED BY OTHER AWESOME ARTILLERY WEAPONS
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MS- TEACHER SHOWS CANDIDATES ALL SIZE SHELLS AND EXPLAINS EACH ONE'S FUNCTION. CU- TEACHER HOLDS UP A FUSE FOR THE SHELLS. MS- CURTAIN OPENS AND THE TEACHER SHOWS A HUGE 8" HOWITZER
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MS- THE CLASS IS BROKEN UP INTO SMALL GROUPS EACH GROUP WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AT A CANNON.
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MS- A CANDIDATE LINES UP A GUN SIGHT IN CLASSROOM
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MS- A TEACHER USES A CARDBOARD MODEL TO SHOW HOW AN ARTILLERY PIECE SPRINGS BACK AND FORTH.
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MS- GUN CREWS RIDE IN TRUCK PULLING THEIR ARTILLERY PIECE. AT THE SITE THEY GET OUT AND SET UP THE CANNON FOR FIRING. LS- SEVERAL OTHER CANNONS LINE UP IN THE FIELD SIDE-BY-SIDE.
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MS- AN INSTRUCTOR PLACES A STAKE IN THE GROUND AT A DISTANCE AS THE GUN CREWMAN SPOTS IT ON HIS RANGE FINDER
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MS- A CANDIDATE IS CALLED INTO THE OFFICERS OFFICE FOR AN EVALUATION (TALKING HEADS)
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MONTAGE- THE CANDIDATES STIFFLY SIT AT DINNER TABLES AND GET THE MILITARY ACADEMY 'TREATMENT'.
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MS- A CANDIDATE WALKS INTO HAMILTON HALL, THE ARTILLERY MUSEUM AT FORT SILL.
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MONTAGE- PAN OF THE EARLY AMERICAN CANNONS DATING FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
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MS- (PAN) BATTLE OF YORKTOWN WITH AN ARTILLERY BATTERY IS RECREATED IN A MINIATURE DISPLAY
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MS- THE CANDIDATE STOPS BEFORE DISPLAY OF AN EARLY AMERICAN FLAG, SWORDS AND UNIFORMS OF EARLY YEARS. DISPLAYS FROM WWI TO KOREA IN MCCLAIN HALL
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MS- THE OLD POST GUARDHOUSE WITH SIGN: "THE SHOOTING OF BUFFALO FROM BARRACKS WINDOW IS PROHIBITED".
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MS- INDIAN MEMORABILIA FROM THE INDIAN WARS.
INCLUDING PHOTOS OF BEAUTIFUL INDIAN WOMEN AND HARD LOOKING INDIAN MEN. CU- WRINKLED FACE OF OLD INDIAN WOMAN |
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MS- PFC. BENJAMIN CLARK, GREAT GRANDSON OF A COMANCHE CHIEF ACTS AS TOUR GUIDE IN THE MUSEUM.
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MS- PAN OF THE ORIGINAL QUARTERMASTER CORRAL BUILT IN 1870 AS PROTECTION AGAINST INDIAN RAIDS.
IT INCLUDES REPLICAS OF OLD INDIAN DWELLINGS. |
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MONTAGE- WAGONS OF ANOTHER ERA ON DISPLAY
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LS- A LONG LINE OF SOLDIERS, CANDIDATES SIT ON CHAIRS IN A FIELD, EACH USING BINOCULARS AND A HAND HELD RANGE FINDER TO LOCATE A TARGET FOR ARTILLERY IN A TRAINING SESSION.
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MS- 3 GIS LOOKING THROUGH BINOCULARS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY LOWERING THEM AND MAKING NOTES ON A CLIPBOARD.
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MONTAGE- A CONVOY OF TANKS WITH HUGE CANNONS RIDE OUT TO A FIELD AND LINE UP FOR GUNNERY PRACTICE.
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MS- INSTRUCTORS SIT AT A SMALL TABLE IN THE FIELD AND GIVE COMMUNICATE INSTRUCTIONS BY PHONE.
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MS- INSTRUCTOR RAISES HIS HAND AND GIVES THE COMMAND TO FIRE BY LOWERING IT. THE CANNONS FIRE A BARRAGE. PACK UP AND MOVE TO A NEW LOCATION.
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LS- CANDIDATES LINE UP FOR DIPLOMAS IN AN AUDITORIUM ON GRADUATION DAY.
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LS- A HELICOPTER LIFTS AN ARTILLERY PIECE OFF THE FIELD AND DELIVERS IT TO A NEW LOCATION.
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"CDEC"
A REPORT ON THE ARMY'S COMBAT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIMENTAL CENTER IN CALIFORNIA. SHOWS TESTING OF MILITARY CONCEPTS USING LATEST PRINCIPALS OF SCIENTIST RESEARCH. |
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MONTAGE- DRAWINGS OF MODERNISTIC SAUCER-LIKE NEW WEAPONS AND VEHICLES VISUALIZED FOR 1968 OR 1976
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MS- POLITICIAN USES HAND GESTURES AS HE ADDRESSES A HUGE OUTDOOR CROWD IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
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CU- HAND PUSHES A SWITCH AND A MISSILE IS FIRED.
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| 00:33:47 1933 |
LS- HUGE CROWD OF FOOTBALL FANS WATCH A GAME IN THE EARLY YEARS OF FOOTBALL
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| 00:33:50 1936 |
MS- PLAYERS DEMONSTRATE THE "FLYING WEDGE"
FORMATION, FAMOUS IN THE EARLY YEARS. |
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CU- PHOTO IN NEWSPAPER OF KNUTE ROCKNE AS PLAYER
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| 00:34:15 1961 |
LS- A MODERN QUARTERBACK PIN POINTS A PASS WHICH WAS KNUTE ROCKNE'S IDEA TO DEFEAT "FLYING WEDGE".
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| 00:34:25 1971 |
DRAWINGS OF THE BATTLE OF OSHINGSCORE IN THE MIDDLE AGES SHOWS ENGLISH DEFEATING FRENCH SUPERIOR FORCE WITH THE NEW USE OF THE BOW AND ARROW AND THIN CHAIN ARMOR.
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MONTAGE- GERMAN BLITZKREIG TACTICS AND PARATROOPS UPSET MISPLACED TRUST IN FIXED FORTIFICATIONS HELD OVER FROM WWI.
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AERIAL- COMBAT DEVELOPMENT SECTION OF CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND (CONARC) AT FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA
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TALKING HEADS - MILITARY LEADERS MEET TO PLAN FUTURE CONCEPTS IN MILITARY TACTICS.
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MS- CROWD OF MILITARY WATCH A FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF WEAPONS FROM OPEN STANDS.
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CU- THE SECOND HANDLE MOVING ON A TIME CLOCK.
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LS- PAN OF COMBAT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIMENTAL CENTER (CDEC) IN CALIFORNIA, FOUNDED IN 1956.
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MONTAGE- MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND NEW CONCEPTS BEING TESTED AT 250,000 ACRE HUNTER-LIGGETT MILITARY RESERVATION, A PART OF CDEC, NEAR MONTEREY
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MS- SCIENTISTS MEET AT STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE WHERE OVER 30 OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS ARE UNDER PERMANENT CONTRACT BY CDEC.
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MS- SCIENTISTS AND MILITARY MEET AS A PROJECT TEAM WHOSE MISSION IS TO TRANSLATE THE NEW CONCEPT INTO A FIELD EXPERIMENT.
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MS- A WRITTEN LIST OF QUALITIES IS SHOWN FOR TESTING THE NEW CONCEPTS.
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CU- ANIMATED COMPARISONS OF CONCEPT 'A' AS OPPOSED TO CONCEPT 'B' UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS ARE SHOWN.
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LS- A BEAUTIFUL SPANISH TYPE HACIENDA, ONCE A MILLIONAIRE'S HUNTING PRESERVE AND NOW, CDEC HEADQUARTERS.
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MONTAGE- CDEC EXPERIMENT IN FIELD MANEUVERS WITH "FRIENDLY" SIDE AND AN "AGGRESSOR" SIDE THE "AGGRESSORS" WEAR A PECULIAR HELMET TO DISTINGUISH THEM FROM FRIENDLY TROOPS.
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LS- A HARMLESS SMOKE BOMB SIMULATES A NUCLEAR HIT
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MS- FIELD 'UMPIRE REPORTS BY WALKIE-TALKIE TO EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL CENTER MANNED BY SOLDIERS AT DESKS WHO KEEP TRACT OF THE FIELD MANEUVERS.
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MS- A BLACK AND WHITE CONTROLLER KEEP CONTACT WITH THE FORCES ON THE FIELD. EVERY FIELD MANEUVER IS RECORDED AND CONTROLLED FROM THE CENTER.
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MS- RECORDS ARE TRANSFERRED ELECTRONICALLY TO FORT ORD AND WOMEN TYPIST REDUCE THEM TO IBM PUNCHED CARDS AND FINALLY TO PRINT-OUT SHEETS.
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MS- THE SCIENTISTS MEET AND ANALYZE THE CARDS AND EVALUATE THEM.
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"U.S. ARMY COLD WEATHER & MOUNTAIN SCHOOL"
A REPORT FROM THE HEART OF THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS SHOWING THE TRAINING OF SOLDIERS IN MOUNTAINEERING, ROPE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION & RIVER OPERATIONS IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS. |
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LS- ALASKAN SCENERY AND HOME OF FORT GREELEY ABOUT 100 MILES FROM FAIRBANKS, ALSO THE HOME OF THE U.S. ARMY COLD WEATHER AND MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
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MS- OFFICERS AND NCO'S TRAINEES PICK UP MOUNTAIN CLIMBING CLOTHING AT THE QUARTERMASTER, AND TRY THEM ON.
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MS- TRAINEES SIT IN A LARGE CLASSROOM FOR CLASSES IN GEOGRAPHY, MAP READING, SUPPLY MAINTENANCE AND WEATHER OBSERVATION.
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MS- INSTRUCTORS SHOW THE STUDENTS HOW TO RIG A 10 MAN TENT AT AN OUTDOOR CLASS. HOW TO BUILD BRUSH AND BRANCH SHELTERS ARE ALSO SHOWN.
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MONTAGE- STUDENT-GIS HIKE ALONGSIDE A CREEK AND UP MOUNTAIN TERRAIN.
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LS- INSTRUCTOR SHOWS HOW TO SLIDE DOWN THE SNOWY MOUNTAIN AND CONTROL THE SLIDE WITH AN ICE AXE.
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MS- INSTRUCTOR SHOWS HOW TO LOWER A MAN DOWN A SHEER SNOW CLIFF WITH A ROPE. CU- THE IMPORTANCE OF HEAVY SHOES ARE SEEN AS THEY WALK ON THE ROCKY TERRAIN.
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AERIAL- TRAINEES LOOK DOWN AT BLACK RAPIDS GLAZIER.
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MS- INSTRUCTORS SHOW THE ART OF KNOT TYING.
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MS- INSTRUCTOR LEADS THE TRAINEES UP THE SIDE OF A ROCK MOUNTAIN IN BALANCE CLIMBING WHERE NO ROPES ARE USED. FOOT AND HAND HOLDS ARE SHOWN
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LS- TRAINEES 'WALK' DOWN THE SIDE OF A CLIFF USING ROPES IN BODY PROPELLING METHOD.
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MS- THE MEN SET UP A VERTICAL HAULING LINE FOR THE TRAINEES BELOW TO CLIMB.
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MS- A GI SWIFTLY SLIDES DIAGONALLY DOWN A HIGH HILL, ON A CABLE, ON A SUSPENSION TRAVERSE.
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LS- THE SOLDIERS SET UP AND WALK ACROSS A STREAM ON A ROPE BRIDGE. LS- A GI SLIPS BUT IS HELD UP BY A SAFETY LINE AND CLIMBS BACK UP.
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MS- GIS LAY OUT A 3 ROPE BRIDGE BEFORE SETTING IT UP. THE BRIDGE IS STRUNG ACROSS A CREEK WITH A POLE ON EACH SIDE.
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MS- 2 GIS MANIPULATE A STRETCHER WITH A 'WOUNDED' GI DOWN A SHEER CLIFF USING THE BODY PROPELLING METHOD.
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MONTAGE- THE STUDENTS RIDE DOWN A RIVER IN SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED 30 FT. BOATS WITH OUTBOARD MOTOR. THEY LEARN TO BEACH THE BOAT QUICKLY WITHOUT DAMAGE
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MS- THE MEN LEARN TO PICK UP A MAN IF HE GOES OVERBOARD. A GAS CAN IS SIMULATED IN PLACE OF MAN.
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LS- THE MEN LEARN TO PROPEL 120 FEET DOWN THE ROCKY CLIFF.
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LS- A GI PROPELS THE 120 FEET IN 3 JUMPS.
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MS- AN INSTRUCTOR TESTS THE SOFTNESS OF THE SNOW BY THRUSTING A ROD INTO IT
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MS- THE TRAINEES LOAD THEIR 3 BOATS WITH EQUIPMENT AS THEY GO ON A MILITARY FIELD MISSION UP THE RIVER. AFTER LANDING THE MEN TRAVEL BY FOOT TO A RENDEZVOUS WITH A HELICOPTER.
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MONTAGE- INSTRUCTOR CHECKS ON A CLIPBOARD AS HE PUTS THE TRAINEES THROUGH THEIR FINAL TEST IN A "PARTY CLIMB" UP A ROCKY MOUNTAIN
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LS- THE MOUNTAIN MEN RECEIVE DIPLOMAS ON GRADUATION DAY.
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