Portraits In Blue (US Air Force Academy)

Air Force Now title sequence 00:15:59 Portraits In Blue (US Air Force Academy) Portrait of early pilot Frank B Wood shortly before his death in 1975 - walking w/ dog outside home in rural Florida. CUs photos of him as young boy & racing driver; VO by daughter. Veteran & daughter looking thru photo album - WWI photos. Veteran talks re meeting Wright Brothers & helping launch Kitty Hawk in 1903; footage of early plane in flight. 00:19:43 US Air Force Academy recruitment film - sunset, students in uniform, eagle, campus,CU men & women singing in Academy choir. LS Complex on Colorado lakeside, mountains in BG - scenics. SOF Cadets including White & Black students talk re benefits of military training & college education. Male recruits lined up in dormitory for inspection. Pan across dining hall. Cadets shouting at each other. Five recruits marching & raising US flag - white gloves, dress uniforms. Cadets talk re integrity etc. INT Academy church - modern architecture w/ stained glass, cadet kneeling, choir singing; religious service. 00:25:17 USAF Academy in winter, snow on trees & ground; cadets walking. Cadets in mathematics classroom, teacher at blackboard. Cadets gather round teacher w/ space rocket / jet propulsion model. :Laboratory courses; classes; on campus. Cadets drill & parade - military band. Cadet Honor Guard display w/ rifles & swords. 00:28:07 Aerials of cadets skydiving in formation GOOD) - landing in center of packed football stadium w/ US flag. Cheerleaders - American football game in progress,cheering. Athletic training - soccer - golf - tennis - gymnastics - martial arts - diving. Men into gliders & POV acrobatics in flight over mountains. CU hawk mascot. Presented by... (GOOD REEL) Military Aviation; Military Academy; Leadership Training; Propaganda; Americanism 1980s; Promotional;