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"THE ARCTIC NIGHT"
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NARRATOR SERGEANT STUART QUEEN TELLS ABOUT
EXERCISE 'ARCTIC NIGHT'. THE NORTHERNMOST PARACHUTE DROP BY THE MEN OF THE 2ND BATTALION, 504 AIRBORNE INFANTRY REGIMENT OF A TACTICAL UNIT. |
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MS- FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA,HOME OF THE 82ND
AIRBORNE DIVISION. CU- AIRBORNE INSIGNIA AND ARM PATCH. |
01:01:55 84 |
MS- A BLACK SOLDIER SHOWS HIS ROOMMATE, SITTING ON
HIS BUNK, HOW HE LOOKS IN HIS ALL WHITE ARCTIC UNIFORM, COMPLETE WITH SKIS. |
01:02:59 148 |
2 GI INSPECT ARCTIC EQUIPMENT LAIN OUT ON THE
GROUND WHICH INCLUDE SNOW SHOES, WHICH LOOK LIKE TENNIS RACKETS, AND SKIS. |
01:03:35 184 |
MS- THEY ENTER A PADDED TENT COMPLETE WITH STOVE
AND CHIMNEY PIPE. |
01:04:11 219 |
MS- GIS WEARING ARCTIC HATS, SIT IN OPEN CLASSROOM
FOR INSTRUCTIONS IN ARCTIC SURVIVAL. |
01:04:28 236 |
MS- GIS ON SKIS FOLLOW A SKI INSTRUCTOR TRAIN
THEM ON GRASS INSTEAD OF SNOW. HE SHOWS THEM HOW TO DO AN 'ABOUT FACE' ON SKIS. |
01:05:07 275 |
MS- GIS SET UP TENTS AND STOVES. MS- A GI
CAREFULLY PACKS A CHUTE ON A LONG TABLE. |
01:05:59 328 |
MS- THE 82ND, ALL IN THEIR WHITE ARCTIC UNIFORMS
STAND AT ATTENTION AT AIRFIELD READY FOR TRIP TO GREENLAND |
01:08:49 497 |
MS- PILOTS OF THE TRANSPORT PLANES ARE GIVEN LAST
MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS. |
01:11:59 688 |
MS- ARCTIC GEAR IS LOADED ONTO C-124 'GLOBEMASTER'
TRANSPORT PLANES FOLLOWED BY THE PARATROOPS. |
01:14:55 864 |
MS- THE GLOBEMASTER LANDS AND OPENS ITS 'JAWS' AS
MEN AND MATERIALS POUR OUT. |
01:15:48 916 |
MS- GIS RUN AND SLIDE ON ICY GROUND NEAR THEIR
QUARTERS ONE OF THEM TAKES A FLOP. |
01:16:22 950 |
MS- GIS LEARN HOW TO SKI AND MAKE TURNS ON THE
REAL SNOW. |
01:17:19 1007 |
MS- GIS PUT UP A TENT WITHY A STOVE IN THE FROZEN
SNOW. MS- WELCOME SMOKE RISES FROM THE CHIMNEY. |
01:17:50 1038 |
MS- GIS BUILD LONG TRENCHES AND ICE CAVES FOR
SHELTER FOR WHEN THERE ARE NO TENTS. CU- A GI CRAWLS OUT OF ONE OF THE CAVES. |
01:18:20 1068 |
MONTAGE- GIS CARRY LARGE ICE BLOCKS CUT OUT OF
THE GROUND FOR USE IN COVERING THE CAVES. |
01:18:30 1078 |
MS- A GI SLIPS WHILE CARRYING A BLOCK OF ICE AND
ROLLS DOWN A HILL. HE SOCKS THE GROUND IN DISGUST |
01:19:07 1115 |
MS- AN ICE BLOCK COVERING A CAVE MOVES AND A GI
CLIMBS OUT OF THE HOLE IN THE GROUND. |
01:20:00 1168 |
MS- A 'BIG PICTURE' CAMERMAN SITS ON A SLED BEING
PULLED BY 2 GIS AND TAKE FILM OF THE MARCHING TROOPS BEHIND. |
01:20:29 1198 |
MONTAGE- GIS ATTEND MASS, PLAY POOL. WATCH TV &
SIT AROUND AS THEY WAIT FOR OPERATION 'ARCTIC NIGHT' TO BEGIN. |
01:22:19 1307 |
ELS- PARATROOPS DROP ON AN ICED OVER BAY NEAR
TULIG AS 'ARCTIC NIGHT' BEGINS WITH THE LARGEST TECHNICAL DROP EVER MADE THIS FAR NORTH. |
01:23:39 1388 |
MONTAGE- TROOPERS IN THEIR WHITE UNIFORMS LAY
DOWN IN THE SNOW AND FIRE THEIR WEAPONS. 01 24 51 MONTAGE- AFTER RETURNING TO THEIR HEATED BARRACKS THE GIS CLEAN THEIR WEAPONS AND RELAX ON THEIR BUNKS IN THE SNUG WARMTH. |
01:25:04 1472 |
MS- A GI WALKS NUDE INTO A SHOWER AND ENJOYS THE
WATER. |
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MS- GENERAL GLEN O. BARKIS GIVES THE 'BLUENOSE'
CERTIFICATE TO A MEMBER OF THE AIRBORNE DIVISION. THEN HE HOLDS A DETAILED CRITIQUE OF OPERATION 'ARCTIC NIGHT' WITH THE LEADERS OF THE UNIT. |
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