Air Force Now 190

Year Published: 1980

Creator: U.S. Air Force

Complete Record: Air Force Now monthly films for training and public relations. Three segments: 1. “Strategic Reconnaissance” Man in astronaut suit, C/U of tube being attached to suit, putting helmet on head, helmet visor, astronauts in suits walking, military aircraft on runway, military personnel directing military aircraft on runway, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird aircraft, Lockheed U-2 spy plane, military aircraft taking off and in flight, military aircraft landing at night, military aircrafts in flight, B&W artist renderings and photograph of strategic reconnaissance during Civil War era, brief B&W archival footage and still photograph of strategic reconnaissance aircraft in 1916, military aircraft maintenance, hoses, SR-71 engine firing up (flash of light), SR-71 directed out of hanger by military personnel, multiple shots from different angles of SR-71 in flight, U-2 in flight, brief shot of U-2 taxiing on runway, U-2 taking off, multiple shots from different angles of U-2 in flight, U-2 landing, military officers sitting in chairs on red carpet next to waving flag observing U-2 aircraft, multiple shots of military aircraft in flight, taking off, taking off at night. 2. Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas Photograph of graduating officer training class, officer graduates throwing hats up in the air, military pin, officer graduates with families and friends post graduation ceremony, officer graduates laughing, posting for pictures, commentary from Colonel James Weaver, Commander, simulation of officer candidates arriving at AFB, officer candidates marching in formation, officer candidate with duffel bags in barracks, officer talking with officer candidates, officer candidate unpacking putting items in drawers, flight commander instructor in classroom, officer candidates in classroom, commentary from Captain Nancy Ortega, Flight Commander, flight commander instructor talking to officer candidates, officer candidates in room studying, officer candidates doing jumping jacks and running, playing baseball, playing football, playing volleyball, track and field event, passing baton, training exercise with missile, officers in classroom, commentary from Colonel Weaver, officer candidates receiving instruction on saluting, officer candidates in auditorium, rising from chairs and applauding, officer candidate and officer shaking hands, officer candidates cheering, chanting, and clapping hands, officer candidates taking oath, American flag, aerial view of officer candidates in formation, officer graduates throwing hats in air, aerial view of officer graduates throwing caps in air. (PSA “Drinking and Driving is a CHOICE with CONSEQUENCES:”accident scene, car on fire, rescue personnel, firemen, flashing police car lights) 3. Profile of Air Force Officer Philip Cochran Inspiration for cartoon character “Flip Corkin” in the comic strip “Terry and the Pirates” by Milton Caniff. Commentary from Milton Caniff seated at drawing board, sketching illustration of Officer Philip Cochran, B&W archival footage of Philip Cochran, preparation for WWII military operation, tractor, military aircraft on field, military personnel boarding aircraft, loading equipment onto aircraft, guns, creating airstrip in field, military aircraft taking off, preparing other aircraft for takeoff, taxiing, aircraft propellers, military aircraft in flight, aerial view of trees on ground, military ship captain, ocean, Mount Fuji, military aircraft in flight from perspective of pilot, shots of aircraft landing in field, parts of aircraft coming off, nose of aircraft crashing into ground, military platoon, tractor pushing dirt, wounded military personnel, marching in jungle, firing bombs, wounded military personnel on stretcher, loading wounded onto aircraft, aircraft emblem “Last Chance,” aircraft in flight, officers on ground, building airstrip, cutting down trees, saw, shoveling dirt, pick, bulldozer moving dirt, ground communication by morse code, aircraft landing on new airstrip, officers shaking hands, Philip Cochran shaking hands and smiling; Milton Caniff sketching drawing of Philip Cochran, commentary from Milton Caniff seated at drawing board.