1966-1967NEWSREELS
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"CLAWS FOR THE EAGLE"
THE STORY OF THE U. S. ARMY WEAPONS COMMAND. |
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LS- A TANK BECOMES AIRBOUND AS IT SPEEDS OVER HILL AND COMES SPLASHING DOWN IN A POND. LS- AN ARMORED VEHICLE SPLASHED THROUGH WATER AS IT SPEEDS ACROSS A FIELD
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LS- SOLDIERS IN WHITE UNIFORMS EXIT AN ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER IN SNOW BOUND FOREST. MS- MORTAR TEAM FIRES A ROUND AND DUCK.
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MONTAGE- ALL SIZE ARTILLERY PIECES ARE FIRED IN AN UNUSUAL DISPLAY OF FIRE POWER. LS- BOMB BURSTS IN AIR AND GROUND OBLITERATE A HUGE AREA
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MS- GI DEMONSTRATES LIGHTWEIGHT GRENADE LAUNCHER MS- GROUP OF ENGINEERS WORK AT A DRAFTING TABLE WHERE THESE WEAPONS WERE CONCEIVED
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LS- PAN OF A HUGE MACHINE SHOP IN A WEAPONS PLANT.
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LS- U. S. ARMY'S WEAPONS COMMAND BUILDING AT ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS. IT'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP, PRODUCE AND MAINTAIN WEAPONS, VEHICLES AND THEIR FIRE CONTROL FOR THE U. S. ARMY.
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MS- KEY DEPARTMENT HEADS OF THE COMMAND MEET WITH COMMANDING GENERAL AND EXCHANGE IDEAS.
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LS- ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, ALSO IN ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
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LS- PAN OF ARMY'S CANNON CENTER. WATER FLEET ARSENAL, WATER FLEET, NEW YORK WHICH MONITORS THE PRODUCTION OF ALL THE ARMY'S CANNONS, RECOILLESS WEAPONS AND MORTARS.
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LS- WORKER REAMS THE INSIDE BORE OF A CANNON AS OTHER BARRELS LAY ON RACKS.
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LS- FRANKFORT ARSENAL, PHILADELPHIA, WORKS WITH OPTICAL SIGHTS AND PERISCOPES THAT AIM LARGE CALIBER WEAPONS. MS- WORKER PEERS THROUGH SIGHTING DEVICE AT HIS WORK BENCH.
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LS- ARMY TANK AUTOMOTIVE CENTER NEAR DETROIT.
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MONTAGE- WORKER OF PRIVATE INDUSTRY STANDS BY A DRILL PRESS AS IT AUTOMATICALLY DRILLS THROUGH METAL. LS- PAN OF PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL CENTER
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MS- SMALL EXPLOSION OCCURS AS A TEST IS PERFORMED IN LAB BY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIST AT ARSENAL. MS- WORKERS AT THEIR DRAFTING TABLES AND DESKS IN THE ARSENAL.
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| 00:10:10 520 |
LS- GIS WADE THROUGH WAIST DEEP WATER WHILE ON PATROL.
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MS- HIGH RANKING OFFICER EXAMINES 105MM HOWITZER WEIGHING 5000 POUNDS. HE WALKS OVER SNOWY GROUND TO THE IMPROVED MODEL WEIGHING 3000 POUNDS.
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MS- WORKERS ARM THE NEW "MINI-GUN" WITH NATO AMMO AND FIRE IT ON A TEST RACK IN AN INDOOR RANGE. CU-
LOOKING LIKE A GATTLING GUN, THE WEAPON FIRES AN INCREDIBLE 6000 ROUNDS A MINUTE. |
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MS- SCIENTIST LIFTS RADIOACTIVE COBALT 60 OUT OF TANK OF WATER BY REMOTE CONTROL. IN CONTRAST ONE OF 33 SPRINGS IN MACHINE GUN ARE REMOVED AS SCIENTISTS RESEARCH THE COMMON SPRING.
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CU- HIGH-SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY CATCH THE MOVEMENT OF A CARTRIDGE BEING EJECTED FROM A MACHINE GUN.
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MONTAGE- TESTING OF LUBRICANTS, RUBBER MATERIALS, ELECTRO-PLATING AND "WHISKERS" GROWN FROM HEATING OF DIFFERENT METALS. CU- "WHISKERS" SEEN UNDER A MICROSCOPE.
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LS- HUGE PILE DRIVER SLAMS A 20,000 POUND WEIGHT DOWN ON A BREACH BLOCK TO TEST ITS ENDURANCE.
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MS- GI MOUNTS 2 MACHINE GUNS ON EACH SIDE OF A HELICOPTER FOR TESTING.
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LS- A FIRE BALL AND EXPLOSION AS A HELICOPTER FIRES A NOSE MOUNTED GRENADE LAUNCHER.
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MS- QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEERS SIT AT THEIR DRAFTING TABLES CHECKING BLUEPRINTS.
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MONTAGE- MODERN MACHINERY AT THE ARSENAL IS AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED BY PUNCH TAPE.
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MS- OVER 50 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS SIT AT THEIR DESKS OF PROCUREMENT AND PRODUCTION DIRECTORATE AT WEAPONS COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, WHOSE JOB IS OVERALL SUPERVISION OF WEAPONS PRODUCTION
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MS- OFFICE WORKERS AT SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE DIVISION OF WEAPONS COMMAND.
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MS- TELETYPE NETWORK SHUFFLES PUNCH CARDS FOR DATA PROCESSING CENTER WHERE 24 MONTH HISTORY IS KEPT OF EVERY SINGLE INVENTORY ITEM.
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LS- A SHERIDAN TANK IS DROPPED OUT OF CARGO PLANE BY PARACHUTE, AS SEEN IN SLOW MOTION FILM. TANK'S VERSATILITY ON LAND AND WATER IS SHOWN.
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CU- SPEEDING TANK IS CAUGHT IN THE SIGHTS OF A SHERIDAN TANK AND IS BLOWN UP.
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LS- AN M-60 TANK ROLLS OUT OF PLANT IN WARREN MICHIGAN AND TESTED IN FIELD. CU- FLAMES SHOOT OUT OF NOZZLE OF M-67 FLAME THROWER.
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MONTAGE- PHOTOS OF POTENTIAL WEAPONS SYSTEM FOR THE ARMY OF THE 1970s ARE SHOWN
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| 00:32:06 1836 |
"YOUR ARMY REPORTS"
FILM SHOWS U.S. PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS EVENTS IN GERMANY; RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IN U.S.; CIVIC ACTION AND MEDICAL HELP IN VIETNAM |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF NEW CONCEPT IN ARMY FIELD HOSPITALS. MUSCT, MEDICAL UNIT SELF CONTAINED TRANSPORTABLE.
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MONTAGE- PHOTOS OF ARMY FIELD HOSPITAL DURING PAST WARS.
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AERIAL- A MUSCT HOSPITAL FACILITY IN AN OPEN FIELD WHICH TOOK ABOUT ONE HOUR TO ERECT.
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MS- PHOTOS SHOW CUT-AWAY SECTIONS OF MUSCT, CONTAINING 3 UNITS. THE 1ST IS AN EXPANDABLE UNIT WHICH FUNCTIONS AS AN OPERATING ROOM, AN X-RAY FACILITY OR A PHARMACY, THE 2ND IS AN INFLATABLE SHELTER CAPABLE OF HOUSING UP TO 20 COMBAT CASUALTIES AND A THIRD UNIT WHICH FUNCTIONS AS A NERVE CENTER AND UTILITY UNIT.
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LS- A "SHINOOK" HELICOPTER CARRIES A SECTION OF MUSCT ON CABLES DANGLING UNDER IT. A 2 1/2 TON TRUCK CARRIES 2 WARD ELEMENTS.
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MONTAGE- GIS ASSEMBLE THE HOSPITAL UNITS IN SHORT TIME. USING HEAVY HOSES AND COMPRESSOR CONTAINED IN THE UTILITY UNIT, GIS INFLATE HOSPITAL WARDS.
HUGE DUCTS ARE ATTACHED FOR AIR-CONDITIONING |
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LS- A JET AIRCRAFT CREATES AN 86 MILE AN HOUR WIND WHICH SHAKES THE UNIT BUT IT WITHSTANDS.
LARGE SPRINKLERS CREATE A RAINFALL OF 4 INCHES AN HOUR ATOP THE UNIT WITH NO ADVERSE EFFECTS |
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HEAVY VAPOR GUSTS OUT OF A CLIMATIC LAB AS WHEN DOOR IS OPENED. THE UNIT IS TESTED INSIDE LAB.
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MS- AN OPERATING TEAM WORKS ON A PATIENT IN THE OPERATING ROOM. MS- A NURSE TENDS TO A PATIENT IN THE INFLATABLE WARD.
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NARRATOR TELLS OF FLEX-X, NEW M-118 DEMOLITION CHARGE. CU- A GI CUTS OPEN A PLASTIC COVERING FROM A SHEET OF FLEX-X WITH HIS KNIFE. HE BENDS AND FOLDS THE THIN FLAT AND FLEXIBLE SUBSTANCE.
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MS- THE GI PEELS OFF A THIN PLASTIC COVER MAKING THE PEELED OFF SIDE STICKY. HE STICKS IT TO FLAT OF HIS HAND TO SHOW HOW IT ADHERES.
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CU- HE STICKS IT ON A WINDOW, CEMENT WALL, AROUND CURVED CORNER, A TRUCK TIRE AND OTHER SURFACES.
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MS- M-118 AND CONVENTIONAL EXPLOSIVE ARE ATTACHED TO SEPARATE POSTS AND DETONATED. THE FLEX-X TAKES HALF THE TIME TO SET UP AND DOES THE SAME JOB.
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MS- GI PLACES LAYERS OF FLEX-X ON A 5 INCH SOLID STEEL BAR AND CUTS IT IN HALF WITH THE EXPLOSION.
MS- FLEX-X EXPLODES UNDER WATER |
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A ROCK IS DROPPED ON A PIECE OF FLEX-X, IT IS CUT IN HALF WITH A MACHETE, SHOT WITH A RIFLE AND BURNED TO SHOW ITS SAFETY AND DURABILITY.
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LS- A HUGE EXPLOSION SHOWS IT EXPLODES ONLY WHEN FUSED. LS- FLEX-X IS ATTACHED TO A RAILROAD TRACK AND EXPLODED. LS- FLEX-X IS WRAPPED AROUND TRUNK OF HUGE TREE. EXPLOSION CUTS THE TREE IN HALF.
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LS- TOWN SQUARE OF WARENDORF, GERMANY WHERE INTERNATIONAL SPORTS EVENT IS HELD BETWEEN 10 MILITARY TEAMS OF 10 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE U. S.
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LS- ORIN MARTIN SPECIALIST 3RD CLASS ORIN MARTIN JUMPS HURDLES IN EQUESTRIAN EVENT
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MS- SPECIALIST 4TH CLASS WILLIAM MASTERSON COMPETES ON THE PISTOL RANGE AND WINS 3RD PLACE.
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MS- SPECIALIST MASTERSON COMPETES IN THE FENCING EVENTS AS DOES 1ST LIEUTENANT JAMES H. COOTS.
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MS- OFFICIAL RAISES HIS PISTOL AND FIRES TO START THE SWIMMING EVENTS. LS- LIEUTENANT COOTS WINS THE 300 METER SWIM.
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MS- LT. COOTS TAKES OFF ON THE 4000 METER CROSS COUNTRY RUN, FOLLOWED BY SPECIALIST LARSEN. LS-
RUNNERS STRAIN ON GRUELING COURSE, SHOWING THE STRAIN AS THEY FINISH. |
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LS- SPECIALIST LARSON COMES IN, WINNING TOP HONORS FOR THE RUN.
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LS- THE WHOLE TOWN TURNS OUT FOR THE CLOSING CEREMONIES HELD IN THE SQUARE. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE GERMAN ARMY DEMATERES GIVES OUT AWARDS.
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| 00:47:22 2752 |
LS- USNS CORPUS CHRISTI BAY, A CONVERTED SEAPLANE TENDER, AND NOW FLOATING WORKSHOP, SITS IN CAMRANH BAY, VIETNAM EQUIPPED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT OVERHAUL OPERATIONS.
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| 00:47:39 2769 |
MS- GI WORKS A SMALL PRINTING PRESS ON BOARD THE VESSEL. MONTAGE- OTHER GIS MAKE PARTS FOR THE AIR CRAFTS BY HAND AND POWER TOOLS.
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MS- EXTENSIVE LAB EQUIPMENT IS ON HAND FOR MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND 32 SEPARATE SHOPS FOR MAINTENANCE ARE ABOARD SHIP.
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MS- SPARKS FLY AS WELDER REPAIRS A PART.
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MONTAGE GIS PACK CRATES OF SUPPLIES ABOARD HELICOPTER TO SUPPLY 25TH DIVISION TROOPS ENGAGED IN OPERATION "PAUL REVERE" NEAR CAMBODIAN BORDER.
SHOTS FROM INSIDE HELICOPTER. DOZENS OF 5 GALLON WATER CONTAINERS ARE INCLUDED |
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MONTAGE SQUADRONS OF HELICOPTERS WITH TROOPS OF THE 173RD AIRBORNE BRIGADE BEGIN OPERATION "TOLEDO". THE HELICOPTERS LAND SIDE BY SIDE ON A HIGHWAY & DISCHARGE THE TROOPS, THEN TAKE-OFF.
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CU BOOTS OF TROOPS ON CEMENT
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MONTAGE THE BRIGADE FINDS AN ABANDONED VIET CONG CAMP SITE. WITH AID OF GUIDE ROPE THE MEN CROSS A KNEE DEEP STREAM.
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LS- INJURED MEN ARE LIFTED BY CABLE TO HOVERING HELICOPTERS WHICH CAN'T LAND IN THE THICK FOREST.
MS- MEMBERS OF THE 173RD PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE FRIENDLY VILLAGERS. |
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MONTAGE- VIETNAMESE PEOPLE CARRY SOUTH VIETNAMESE FLAGS AS THEY ATTEND "OPERATION "GOOD FRIEND", A FESTIVAL SPONSORED BY THE 1ST CAVALRY AND LOCAL CIVILIANS.
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LS- THE 1ST CAVALRY BAND PROVIDES THE MUSIC. MS-
SMALL VIET BOY USES BATON TO "CONDUCT" THE BAND. |
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LS- COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE 1ST AIR CAVALRY, JOHN NORTON, ADDRESSES THE CROWD.
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"THE ARMY'S FLOATING WORKSHOP"
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MONTAGE- HELICOPTERS LAND IN DIFFICULT TERRAIN IN VIETNAM, LANDING TROOPS AND SUPPLIES TO HARD TO GET AREAS.
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TITLE: "THE ARMY'S FLOATING WORKSHOP"
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| 01:03:20 3710 |
LS- THE ARMY AERONAUTICAL DEPOT MAINTENANCE CENTER ARADMAC, IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. TRADITIONALLY, REPAIR OF AIRCRAFT WAS DONE HERE.
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| 01:04:14 3764 |
LS- SEAPLANE TENDER, USS "ALBERMARLE" WITH SEAPLANE ON IT'S DECK, PRIOR TO IT'S CONVERSION INTO A FLOATING MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
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MS- SCALE MODEL OF HOW THE "ALBERMARLE" WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER IT'S CONVERSION, WHICH INCLUDE A FLIGHT DECK WITH 2 CRANES, MEDICAL & LABORATORY FACILITY AS WELL AS MESSING AND ADMINISTRATION.
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| 01:05:41 3851 |
MS- TALKING HEADS- ARMY PLANNING TEAMS WITH STENO TAKING NOTES BEGIN DESIGNING THE COMPLEX CRAFT.
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| 01:06:19 3889 |
MS- A COLORFUL LOGO FOR THE UNIT.
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| 01:06:28 3898 |
LS- ARMY AERONAUTICAL DEPOT MAINTENANCE CENTER IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR PROJECT.
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| 01:06:33 3903 |
LS- PAN OF SOME OF MORE THAN 3000 TECHNICIANS SEATED AT WORK BENCHES IN HUGE PLANT AT CENTER.
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| 01:07:23 3953 |
MS- 3 WORKERS USE BLOCK AND TACKLE TO DELICATELY LIFT A COMPONENT TO A WORK BENCH.
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MS- GIS WORK ON A HELICOPTER WHICH IS WRAPPED IN PROTECTIVE CACOON. 2 OTHERS WORK ON A PROPELLER.
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| 01:08:49 4039 |
CU- A GI PUTS A PATCH ON THE PROTECTIVE CACOON OF PLANE TO PREVENT SALT DAMAGE DURING TRANSPORT ON SHIP.
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| 01:09:47 4097 |
MONTAGE- WELDERS AND OTHER TECHNICIANS SOMETIMES NUMBERING 1000 BUSILY WORK AT CONVERTING THE S. S.
"ALBERMARLE" IN DRY DOCK |
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MS- ON JANUARY 5, 1966 A NAVY SURVEY TEAM INSPECTS THE SHIP FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONVERSION.
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| 01:11:30 4200 |
MS- NAVY AND ARMY OFFICERS SIT WITH CIVILIANS AND GO OVER THE PLANS.
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| 01:12:56 4286 |
LS- "ALBERMARLE", RE-NAMED "USNS CORPUS CHRISTI BAY" SAILS INTO IT'S HOME PORT ON JANUARY 22, 1966 LS- FESTIVE CROWD WAITS AT PIER IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
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| 01:14:25 4375 |
SHIPS CRANE LOADS A HUGE COMPONENT ON BOARD. AS SEEN LOOKING UP FROM BASE OF CRANE. MS- A WELDER WORKS ON THE DECK OF THE SHIP.
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| 01:15:47 4457 |
ON JANUARY 23, 1966 ARMY CHIEF-OF-STAFF, HAROLD K.
JOHNSTON VISITS AND INSPECT THE NEW AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SHIP, "USNS CORPUS CHRISTI BAY" |
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CU- PAN OF SILVER SERVICE GIVEN TO THE "CORPUS CHRISTI" BY THE PEOPLE OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AT CEREMONY.
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| 01:17:10 4540 |
AERIAL- THE "CORPUS CHRISTI", ENTERS THE COASTAL WATERS OF VIETNAM IN EARLY 1966.
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MONTAGE- SCORES OF HELICOPTERS FLYING MISSIONS OVER VIETNAM. MONTAGE- INTENSE ROCKET AND MACHINE GUN FIRE AS SEEN FROM INSIDE HELICOPTERS.
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| 01:19:11 4661 |
MS- GUNNERS INSIDE THE HELICOPTER SPRAY GROUND POSITIONS FROM 3 SIDES OF HELICOPTER
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| 01:19:37 4687 |
LS- A LONG SINGLE LINE OF UH-1 "HUEY" HELICOPTERS FLY LOW ABOVE THE TREES AS THEY COME IN FOR A LANDING IN A RICE PADDY.
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| 01:20:40 4750 |
LS- HELICOPTER BEING TOWED BY A JEEP AT GROUND REPAIR DEPOT FOR MINOR REPAIRS. MAJOR REPAIRS HAD TO BE DONE IN THE U.S. UNTIL THE ADDITION OF THE "CORPUS CHRISTI BAY".
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| 01:20:57 4767 |
MS- GIS SALVAGE PARTS FROM HEAVILY DAMAGED HELICOPTERS AND AIR LIFT THEM BY HELICOPTER TO THE "CORPUS CHRISTI BAY" OFF SHORE FOR RECYCLING.
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| 01:21:50 4820 |
MS- GI GIVES HAND SIGNALS, TO HUGE "SHINOOK"
HELICOPTER LANDING ON THE SHIP. |
| 01:22:00 4830 |
LS- HUGE CARGO BOOM ON SHIP, LOWERS A HEAVY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ONTO THE DECK.
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| 01:22:20 4850 |
MONTAGE- GIS WORKING ON SHEET METAL, WELDING, ENGINE REPAIR, LABORATORY TESTING, TESTING OF HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT AND MANY OTHERS AT SHIPS 32 WORK SHOPS.
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| 01:24:03 4953 |
MS- WORKER OPERATES ONE OF 2 HUGE WINCHES LIFTING LARGE CRATES OF PARTS ABOARD. GIS UNLOAD CRATES OFF HELICOPTER
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| 01:25:56 5066 |
MS- VIETNAMESE ORPHANS AND NUNS, AT CAM RANH BAY ORPHANAGE, WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY MEN OF "CORPUS CHRISTI BAY", WATCH GIS DELIVER GIFTS SENT BY PEOPLE OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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