Air Force Now 177

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. United States Air Force Academy - Astronautics Department Air Force personnel in field, military aircraft in flight discharging bomb, bomb hitting tank on ground and tank explodes, C/U air cargo drop, space shuttle in flight after take off, montage of Air Force personnel at work, firing of missiles, Air Force personnel in field, in classroom, and in lab, space shuttle simulator, space shuttle taxiing, C/U of space shuttle, C/U of electrical panel, Air Force personnel in field testing and launching rocket projects, montage of Air Force personnel, space shuttle, controllers, space shuttle launching and ascending into sky, two individuals observing space shuttle as it ascends. (PSA on voting - interviews with young children) 2. The testing of tomorrow’s munitions at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida C/U of tank wheels, Air Force personnel in field, radar, C/U of tank gun, military aircraft in flight, air stick trigger, bomb dropping, explosion on ground, aerial view of bombs exploding, military aircraft in flight dropping bomb, Air Forcer personnel loading bomb on aircraft, profile of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), AMRAAM simulated launch, missiles on military aircraft, military maneuvers, Air Force personnel, missiles exploding, aerial view of missiles exploding on ground, missiles launching, exploding on ground. 3. Nostalgic look at C-130 Hercules military aircraft C-130 in flight, C/U of wheels of C-130 as it touches down on runway, C-130 on runway, explosion, tank exiting C-130, Air Force squadron exiting C-130 and running across runway, B&W archival footage of C-130 in flight and Leo Sullivan who piloted first production model, present day commentary from Leo Sullivan, C-130 in production, C-130 taxiing on runway and taking off, C-130 taxiing on runway past “POPE AFB” sign, C-130 just after takeoff, C-139 in flight, helicopters, recovery system balloon and picking up Air Force personnel, Air Force personnel refueling C-130, C-130 taking off from ice, C-130 in flight, taxiing on runway, Air Force personnel carrying Air Force member on stretcher, C/U of nose of C-130, C/U of C-130 wheels at takeoff, interior of C-130 in flight, C-130 landing, C-130 cargo drop, C-130 in flight, flight crew, Air Force personnel parachuting out of C-130, C-130 in flight, C-130 landing in field, C-130 in flight.