Air Force Now 147

Duration: 669

Year Published: 1981

Creator: United States Department of the Air Force.

Complete Record: AFN 147 synopsis in can. Kelly Air Force Base: Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of the Defense Department. People being carried off the C-9 Nightingale (plane) on stretchers. A nurse becomes the guide to the hospital: walking around corridors and hallways; scanners; man looking through eye laser machine; telescopes being used to look into a knee; babies handled; more machines and displays; physical therapy of different patients, including children; laser in a man’s back to treat pain. Chief of Staff, Gen. Lew Allen Jr., addresses Air Force Family Conference at Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. He talks about how “quality” of medical care is of the utmost importance. Hollywood streets - corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine - corner market with sign “Drug King”. Capitol Records building. Aerials of busy/jammed highways/freeways full of cars. Transitions to remote areas - a train in the snowy mountains; glaciers; sunflower field; island with trees; seaside cliffs. Remote Air Force base aerials including ones in snowy landscapes. Giant satellites. Closed chain fence with soldier walking by and sign “Warning Restricted.” VO on remote bases and the possibilities for jobs and opportunities - montage of men hunting, swimming, playing, having fun, learning, etc.