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Air Force Now (SAC Giant Sword Competition; Medal of Valor; Mt. McKinley; Mentally Retarded)

Reel Number: 220366-01

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1978

Country: USA

Location: Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota,McGuire AFB, New Jersey,Mt. McKinley, Alaska

TC Begins: 19:01:02

TC Ends: 19:13:33

Duration: 00:12:31

Air Force Now (SAC Giant Sword Competition; Medal of Valor; Mt. McKinley; Mentally Retarded) Opening thru stars w/ credits. 19:01:22 Entrance Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. 1978 SAC Giant Sword Competition for Strategic Air Command aircraft maintenance, munitions maintenance & security police. Working on planes, loading bombs & welcome by unid. General. Teams of munition loading & security police at B-52 planes. 19:03:30 Frank Watson tells how security police are scored. Security police stage fight w/ terrorists, shooting dead. Gym & winners announced. Award Loving Cups, winners cheering. 19:05:00 Valor Award 11Jan45 for Capt. William Shomo. Two P-51 photographic planes in flight, Mindanaro, Philippines enoute to Luzon. CU pilot from in cockpit. Japanese bomber & fighter escort. Dogfight w/ planes exploding. CU of hand on gun trigger. 19:06:28 Receiving Medal of Honor award on airfield. 19:06:51 Arctic 71st Rescue Squadron climbing Mt. McKinley, Alaska. Training, jog along road. Aerial & pictures from top of Mt. McKinley, looking down & up the ridge over glaciers. Aerials over from plane. CU of feet, cramp-ons, gear dragged up & climbing w/ large packs. Four climbers camp, melting snow in tent. Snow camp; men in underwear in sun. Shots from planes of climbers on ridge near top; on top w/ flag. 19:10:34 514th AF Military Airlift Wing, McGuire AFB helping New Lisbon State School, N.J. mostly stills. Psychiatric school for youths. Mentally Handicapped. Music over. Mountain Climbing Expedition; Contests; Oddities; Cold War; WWII Awards;

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