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1961 - Military, Caribbean Command. Pt. 2 of 2

Reel Number: 250037-19

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1961,1962

Country: Panama,USA

Location: Panama

TC Begins: 01:21:01

TC Ends: 01:29:13

Duration: 00:08:12

Pt. 2 of 2 US military base entrance of US Caribbean Air Command School at Albrook AFB, Panama. MS Black air force MP directing traffic. Latin American cadets on review w/ many flags, marching. US officers saluting. 01:23:16 Nuclear submarine USS Seawolf tied up to dock;15th Naval District hosting Panama officials on cruise. Leaving dock. 01:23:45 Summary shots of mountains, Panama Canal, replica of Statue of Liberty, Balboa monument. Mardi Gras parade. 01:24:32 Black dancers in striped top hats, band playing in top hats w/ sting instruments. ODDITIES! More parade footage. 01:24:56 CU sign: Cuartel de Maniobras Operacion Solidarity. VIPs watching paratroop drop. VIPs, troops & equipment out of planes on dirt runways in dust of prop wash. 01:26:43 Aerial over Ft. Clayton. Military review of Colombia, Peru & USA after Operation Solidarity. Lt. Gen. Andrew P. O’Meara at microphone, gives plaques or ??. Troops at attention. VIPs watching. medal pinning, CUs. 01:28:49 The End, The Big Picture. Cold War; Military Propaganda; 1961; 1962; Military Exercises; American Hemisphere; Occupation; Imperialism; Colonialism; NOTE: Operation Solidarity 01-04Mar61. NOTE: Any continuous 10 minutes of both parts provided at per reel rate.

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