1954 - Cold War, Exercise Wind Chill, Greenland, Mar54
MLS Troops walking over snow-covered area-- low barracks type building & antenna behind. MS & CU men on snow shoes & in white, heavy parkas carry various weapons among snow laden trees; simulating battle action. Some out of focus.
01:15:37 Slate: 18Mar54. Exercise Wind Chill. Goose Air Base. CU into nose of C124, clamshell doors opened--heavy snow falling. MS from side as paratroopers walk down ramp from C-124 & hurry away carrying snowshoes. Line of paratroopers, roped together, pulling toboggan sleds past camera. CU soldier w/ radio. MS soldier in snow w/ machine gun, men past in distance. MLS paratroopers move out across area.
01:17:02 no good.
01:18:07 Slate: 18Mar54. Men of 511th AB Reg. sitting along interior of C124 in flight - Harmon AFB to Goose Bay. CU napping, smoking. Soldier w/ headphones talking into microphone, puts it down & reading magazine. View from in front of decking & cargo net w/ men above & below. MCU as men put on parka coats & prepare for landing.
01:20:50 MS men away from camera out of aircraft.
01:21:12 LS men put on snowshoes as they assemble in snow-covered area w/ barracks behind.
01:22:36 POV past men in snowstorm seen from plane or ?? moving slowly.
USA Army Exercises; Arctic; Northern Defenses; Military Winter Training;
Note: Exercise Wind Chill incorporated the services of paratroopers of the 511th Airborne Regiment, 6602nd Air Base Group, 601st Quartermaster Supply Company, U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division, and 314th Troop Carrier Wing in a joint operation of planning and initiating a maneuver for the protection of our northern installations. Scenes were taken at Goose Air Base, Thule Air Base, Sondrestrom Air Base, Harmon Air Force Base, Stewart Air Force Base, and Fort Campbell.
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1954 - Cold War, Exercise Wind Chill, Greenland, Mar54 MLS Troops walking over snow-covered area-- low barracks type building & antenna behind. MS & CU men on snow shoes & in white, heavy parkas carry various weapons among snow laden trees; simulating battle action. Some out of focus. 01:15:37 Slate: 18Mar54. Exercise Wind Chill. Goose Air Base. CU into nose of C124, clamshell doors opened--heavy snow falling. MS from side as paratroopers walk down ramp from C-124 & hurry away carrying snowshoes. Line of paratroopers, roped together, pulling toboggan sleds past camera. CU soldier w/ radio. MS soldier in snow w/ machine gun, men past in distance. MLS paratroopers move out across area. 01:17:02 no good. 01:18:07 Slate: 18Mar54. Men of 511th AB Reg. sitting along interior of C124 in flight - Harmon AFB to Goose Bay. CU napping, smoking. Soldier w/ headphones talking into microphone, puts it down & reading magazine. View from in front of decking & cargo net w/ men above & below. MCU as men put on parka coats & prepare for landing. 01:20:50 MS men away from camera out of aircraft. 01:21:12 LS men put on snowshoes as they assemble in snow-covered area w/ barracks behind. 01:22:36 POV past men in snowstorm seen from plane or ?? moving slowly. USA Army Exercises; Arctic; Northern Defenses; Military Winter Training; Note: Exercise Wind Chill incorporated the services of paratroopers of the 511th Airborne Regiment, 6602nd Air Base Group, 601st Quartermaster Supply Company, U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division, and 314th Troop Carrier Wing in a joint operation of planning and initiating a maneuver for the protection of our northern installations. Scenes were taken at Goose Air Base, Thule Air Base, Sondrestrom Air Base, Harmon Air Force Base, Stewart Air Force Base, and Fort Campbell.