Air Force Now 175

Duration: 600 ft.

Year Published: 1985

Creator: U.S. Air Force

Complete Record: Air Force Now monthly films for training and public relations. Three segments: 1. Air Force Spouse Orientation Spouses spend a day on the job with their Air Force Air Crew members to provide them with an overview of what the spouse does on the job. Footage of man, wife, and daughter in backyard at table, man lifts up little girl onto lap, man, woman talking to little girl and looking and pointing to camera, man helping little girl down a slide, man and little girl riding horse. Air Force spouses touring base, standing in front of rotating satellite dish, C/U of rotating satellite dish, Colonel speaking to military spouses, brief pan across military spouses sitting and listening to Colonel speaking, C/U shot of spouses holding hands, pans out to show Air Crew member and spouse, military officer in front of map, turns and points at map, another military officer standing in front of map speaking to group of spouses of Air Crew members, camera pans across audience of military spouses, C/U of map, pencil pointing to areas of map, military bus driving towards camera, military bus pulls up alongside airplane, Air Crew member pulling cylinder out of bottom of plane with spouse observing, C/U of Air Crew member and spouse looking at airplane and reviewing list, C/U of officer pointing to tail of plane while talking to spouse, quick shot of taxiing airplane, Air Crew member at front of plane conducting preflight safety orientation, Air Crew member demonstrating use of oxygen mask, quick shot of woman looking out of airplane window, C/U of aircraft flight control system, military aircraft in flight, quick shot of pilot at controls, montage of spouses observing military spouse at work, spouse at controls of aircraft talking to camera, original footage of man, wife, and daughter: at play, on a farm, and on horseback. 2. Space Shuttle Program and Rescue Personnel A profile of Air Force personnel and equipment needed in the event of a space shuttle malfunction. C/U shot of weeds and shots of abandoned facility, various shots of space shuttles, space shuttle lifts off towards camera, astronaut walking on moon with a second astronaut and the American flag in background, Air Force pararescue trainees holding on to space capsule, NASA capsule in water, space shuttle, military officer speaking to group of pararescue trainees, military instructor points to space helmet, shot from within capsule looking out as capsule opens and pararescue trainees climbing in to capsule, extraction training and trainee out, water rescue training, rescue training from space shuttle, trainees being advised by military instructor, C/U shot of helicopter propeller, helicopter on ground with propeller rotating, two helicopters flying overhead, trainees jumping out of helicopter into water, trainees conducting space shuttle water rescue, helicopter flying by building with American flag and NASA emblem, space shuttle on launching pad at night and at sunrise, NASA officials at control board preparing for space shuttle lift off, NASA official picks up phone, aerial shot of four helicopter on runway with propellers rotating, aerial shot of space shuttle on launch pad, C/U shot of space shuttle engine ignition, space shuttle lift off from perspective of NASA control, various shots of space shuttle after take off as it ascends into space, three helicopters flying in formation. 3. “in BLUE for the GOLD” Interviews with Air Force personnel training for the 1984 Olympics. Title: Coming This Summer, montage of Olympic gold medal and Olympic athletes in action. Title: in BLUE for the GOLD, shot of mountain and pan down to Lt. Alonzo Babers running, commentary from Lt. Babers while in gym, Lt. Babers running, Lt. Colonel Paul K. Maruyama, 1984 Olympic Games Judo Coach, providing Judo instruction, commentary from Second Lt. Norm Rennspies about Fencing with two Fencers competing in background, commentary from Lt. Micki King, 1972 gold medalist in springboard diving, Lt. King training an Air Force member as part of Air Force intercollegiate program, color archive footage of Lt. King diving at 1972 Olympic Games with beginning of dive in real time and full dive in slow motion, montage shots of Olympic Gold medal, Lt. Alonzo Baber, man falling to ground in Judo uniform, two Fencers practicing, woman on podium with medal around her neck.