Air Force Now 176

Duration: 7:00

Year Published: 1985

Creator: U.S. Air Force

Complete Record: Air Force Now monthly films for training and public relations. Three segments: 1. United States Army National Training Center, Fort Irwin in California Helicopter in dark, solider walking towards tank at dawn, soldiers in silhouette at dawn, pan of desert, silhouette soldiers and tanks at dawn, squadron in desert, silhouette of army personnel walking to military aircraft at dawn, military aircraft maintenance, C/U of moving tank, C/U of tank gun, army personnel at computer monitors and radar screens, army personnel in meeting room, C/U of map and presentation pointer, army personnel in field, tank, guns, military aircraft preparation, army personnel climbing into cockpit, army personnel directing taxiing aircraft, military aircraft taking off, army personnel in field, convey of tanks traveling across desert, smoke, military aircraft in flight, helicopters in flight, aerial view of smoke on desert, army personnel with guns during simulated combat training, smoke on combat field, military aircraft in flight, tanks, aerial view of combat field, aerial view of National Training Center, military aircraft landing. (PSA on consequences of drinking and driving. Man talking with face obscured by darkness with only eyes visible) 2. Project Warrior Profile of former Vietnam prisoner of war (POW) retired Colonel Fred Cherry with commentary from Colonel Cherry. Color archival footage of Colonel disembarking from military aircraft, waves, red carpet, saluting, B&W footage of Tuskegee Airmen in combat, military aircraft in flight, bomb drop, tank exploding, military aircraft in flight, on runway, military aircraft taxiing, military aircraft taking off, military aircraft in flight, flying in formation, C/U of pilot in cockpit, bomb exploding on ground, C/U aircraft control panel, ejected pilots parachuting, B&W archival footage of POW camp, artist renderings of Colonel Cherry’s experience in POW camp, color archival footage of Colonel Cherry at airport on red carpet, shaking hands, Colonel Cherry in uniform at microphones, artist rendering of Colonel Cherry. 3. in Blue for the Gold Profile of Bob Schul, gold medal winner at 1964 Tokyo Olympics, now coaching Air Force personnel competing in the 1984 Olympic Games. Montage of Olympics and Air Force personnel in training, Olympic flags in wind, B&W archival footage of track and field event at 1964 Tokyo Olympics, montage of 1964 Tokyo Olympics: Olympic torch, opening ceremony, doves flying, Olympic flags, Olympic flame, footage of track and field, B&W archival still photo of Bob Schul, footage of track and field event, B&W archival still photo of Bob Schul and other runner, present day Air Force personnel training at track, Coach Bob Schul observing training, Coach Bob Schul and runners sitting on grass talking, Air Force personnel running, Coach Schul observing, B&W archival footage of Bob Schul competing in 1964 Olympics interspersed with present day commentary, B&W still photo of Bob Schul, 1964 Olympics footage of Bob Schul’s gold medal run.