Air Force Now 219

Duration: 600

Year Published: 1988

Creator: U.S. Air Force

Complete Record: Air Force Now monthly films for training and public relations. Four segments: 1. Patriot Horse Man in knight costume on horseback, model of horse bucking, military ground personnel directing truck onto aircraft, preparing for takeoff, military aircraft taking off, interior of cargo military aircraft, pilot in cockpit, on freeway, “Bergstrom A.F.B Lockhart” sign, convoy of military jeeps, assembling military tents in field, military personnel on walkie talkie, military personnel hanging intravenous (IV) bag, IV in patient’s arm, bulldozer moving dirt, assembling metal panels on ground, military personnel with helmets, wrench, pulling chains to move panel, military personnel with helmet working on equipment. 2. Profile of 307th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana Commentary from Colonel Bill Myers, Commander, 307th CES, smoke bombs in field, combat maneuvers, crawling on ground, throwing grenade, firing weapons, solider walking and holding weapon above head, bulldozer moving rocks, dump truck, military personnel raking cement, roller, installing chain link fence, commentary from Major Don Savage - 307th Demolition Team, knife and cutting charge blocks, drilling holes into cement wall, inserting charge blocks into cement holes, activating detonator, explosions. 3. Assignment Europe!! London Bridge, palace guard, castle, sheep grazing, wire towers in field, waterway, mobiles of dancers twirling, shots of castle and village, plaza, people in outdoor cafe, security officers, young children sitting next to fountain, young girl putting hand under falling water in the fountain, crowd walking and man with ice cream cone, man embracing woman while walking, more crowd walking and woman licking ice cream cone, car traveling down tree-lined road, military aircraft pilots in flight, radar, paper map, pilot during flight with aerial view of ground, review airport diagram, landing, countryside, village, London, double decker bus, horse drawn vehicle, outdoor cafe, shops and shop signs, countryside, castle. 4. “portrait in BLUE” Profile of Lieutenant Colonel Clyde East, reconnaissance pilot during WWII. B&W archival still photographs and footage, with present day commentary from Lt. Colonel East. Artist renderings of military pilots and officers, still photograph of Lt. Col. East seated in cockpit of military aircraft. Footage of squadron of military aircraft in flight, aircraft in flight over countryside, air combat, military officer at map with presentation pointer, military aircraft flying in formation, and leaving formation, air refueling hose, air refueling, military aircraft on runway, “Shaw Air Force Base” (North Carolina) sign, RF-101 military aircraft talking off, , newspaper with headline “Something’s Brewing in the Capital,” 1962 copy of The Evening Star with headline “Kennedy Will Speak Tonight: Matter of Highest Urgency,” another newspaper headline ‘Highest National Urgency’ JFK Speaks at 7 Hill Leaders Hurry Here, President John F. Kennedy speaking, shots of military personnel at work during Cuban military crisis, map magnifying glass, satellite photos with diagram of missile sites, military aircraft talking off, military aircraft in flight, aerial view of ground, pilots listening to briefing by military officers, more satellite photos with diagrams of missile sites, shot of Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper with headline” Khrushchev Orders Removal of Missiles,” entrance of Homestead Air Force Base, military aircraft parked on runway, President John F. Kennedy in motorcade on Air Force base runway, President Kennedy exiting vehicle, on runway speaking with military officers, squadron of aircraft fly overhead, ends with same opening still photograph of Lt. Col. East.