Air Force Now (Alaska Radar Modernization Program; Research Laboratory; Alaska Intercept)
Title sequence: against dark sky and stars.
16:15:03 CU letters on computer screen scroll. Liquid crystal numbers (LCD).
Alaska barren snowy landscapes, mountains. Radar domes. Aerial of frozen river. LS radar site w/ geodesic domes. Antenna.
16;16:50 CU boxes labeled “Project Seek Igloo” on truck for radar modernization program. Bulldozer.
Pan over Tatalina Air Force Station, 11th Tactical Control Group at Elmendorf w/ geodesic domes. Radar screen. CU turning radar FTS-117 inside Geodesic dome. Geodesic dome in arctic landscape pulled into place w/ house-moving equipment. Flyover.
16:19:02 World War II bomber Moonlight Serenade on airfield; other WWII planes, P-38; ??
16:19:43 CU hands & electronics in research laboratory; computers, microscope, graphs, laser, testing radar. Instructor or researcher & recruits; discuss graph of plane on blackboard. Liquid poured from test-tube. Laser technology; writing equation on blackboard; small group by model airplane for wind tunnel testing; group discuss helmet technology. CU drawing w/ drafting instruments. Men into plane & takeoff.
16:23:10 Title: April, 1985 - King Salmon Alaska (Alaska Air National Guard)
CU phone cord & man talks on phone. Man says goodbye to small boy & wife. Wave goodbye.
16:24:18 Title: The Intercept. Large control room, Elmendorf AFB, men & women at radar screens. CU Rows of hands pushing buttons (GOOD). XCU typing keys. Giving instructions on phone.
16:25:07 Scramble. Pilots get ready & into plane; plane out of hangar. Pilot in cockpit. Control room activity. Woman’s face reflected in computer screen w/ data. Liquid crystal clock. Taking still pictures of intercepting Soviet bombers incl. red star painted on Soviet plane. News readers comment on event. Jets w/ McKinley behind.
16:27:47 Boy plays with model plane by window & snowscape. Father in AF uniform hugs child. CU Soviet pilot.
16:28:13 Title: Coming Attractions: C-23 Sherpa in Europe; Air Force Heritage AFD 1-28; Arctic Survival School at Eielson AFB in Alaska.
Cold War; Communications;
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Air Force Now (Alaska Radar Modernization Program; Research Laboratory; Alaska Intercept) Title sequence: against dark sky and stars. 16:15:03 CU letters on computer screen scroll. Liquid crystal numbers (LCD). Alaska barren snowy landscapes, mountains. Radar domes. Aerial of frozen river. LS radar site w/ geodesic domes. Antenna. 16;16:50 CU boxes labeled “Project Seek Igloo” on truck for radar modernization program. Bulldozer. Pan over Tatalina Air Force Station, 11th Tactical Control Group at Elmendorf w/ geodesic domes. Radar screen. CU turning radar FTS-117 inside Geodesic dome. Geodesic dome in arctic landscape pulled into place w/ house-moving equipment. Flyover. 16:19:02 World War II bomber Moonlight Serenade on airfield; other WWII planes, P-38; ?? 16:19:43 CU hands & electronics in research laboratory; computers, microscope, graphs, laser, testing radar. Instructor or researcher & recruits; discuss graph of plane on blackboard. Liquid poured from test-tube. Laser technology; writing equation on blackboard; small group by model airplane for wind tunnel testing; group discuss helmet technology. CU drawing w/ drafting instruments. Men into plane & takeoff. 16:23:10 Title: April, 1985 - King Salmon Alaska (Alaska Air National Guard) CU phone cord & man talks on phone. Man says goodbye to small boy & wife. Wave goodbye. 16:24:18 Title: The Intercept. Large control room, Elmendorf AFB, men & women at radar screens. CU Rows of hands pushing buttons (GOOD). XCU typing keys. Giving instructions on phone. 16:25:07 Scramble. Pilots get ready & into plane; plane out of hangar. Pilot in cockpit. Control room activity. Woman’s face reflected in computer screen w/ data. Liquid crystal clock. Taking still pictures of intercepting Soviet bombers incl. red star painted on Soviet plane. News readers comment on event. Jets w/ McKinley behind. 16:27:47 Boy plays with model plane by window & snowscape. Father in AF uniform hugs child. CU Soviet pilot. 16:28:13 Title: Coming Attractions: C-23 Sherpa in Europe; Air Force Heritage AFD 1-28; Arctic Survival School at Eielson AFB in Alaska. Cold War; Communications;