40th Anniversary (USAF)

40th Anniversary (USAF) Astronaut Ed White’s in space. Air Force Now title sequence 00:46:28 Moving spotlight reveals various USAF planes in darkness; decommissioned planes at dawn parked at Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Center (AMARC) scrapyard in Tucson. Officer SOF “...this is not a boneyard...”. VS fighter plane being painted. POV past planes, aerials over. Preparing F-100 for conversion to a drone. 00:49:37 Naval aircraft maintained for standby in case of war. Parts reclamation - woman calls from George AFB in California asking for F4 spare part, mechanics locate relevant part, remove it, clean it & send it on; mechanics at other end fitting part to operational plane. Planes take off. 00:51:32 Mather AFB. CU Silver Wing badges ready for Specialised Undergraduate Navigator Training graduation ceremony. Hangar doors open to reveal large & small plane as camera goes up on crane. Officer SOF, re Specialized Undergraduate Naviagational Training (SUNT) - cadets in classroom. New recruits given welcome speech - “Go get ‘em”. Navigators training in control room classroom. 00:55:24 Trainee navigators into T-37 Cessna planes, in flight clouds & over mountains. 00:56:57 Anti-smoking commercial - CU lighting match & cigarette; woman smoking cigarette w/ VO man telling her not to smoke; woman’s face fades to smoking skull (GOOD). 00:57:34 Coming Attractions - Pope AFB 1987 Airlift Rodeo. Military Aviation; Cold War; Trailer; Humor; Oddities; Gags; Note: Mather AFB was closed 01Oct93.