Air Force Now 183

Duration: 800 ft.

Year Published: 1985

Creator: U.S. Air Force

Complete Record: Air Force Now monthly films for training and public relations. Four segments: 1. Special message from the Secretary of the Air Force (Hon. Verne Orr, 14th Secretary of the Air Force) and the Air Force Chief of Staff (Gen. Charles A. Gabriel, 11th Chief of Staff of the Air Force) about the Air Force efforts against overpricing of spare parts. 2. Profile of NATO Collocated Operating Base Strategy (NATO COB) Deployment exercise between Hill Force Base, Utah and operating base in Norway. Officers in silhouette opening base warehouse doors. F-16 operations officers, F-16 maintenance prep, officer speaking below banner that partially reads “and KILL MIGS.” Pan of F-16 on runway at sundown, F-16 taking off at night, in flight. Three F-16 aircraft in formation in flight. F-16 pilot in flight. Quick shots of F-16 landing interspersed with commentary from Maj. Steinar Luogen, Royal Norwegian Air Force. Ground crew member leading in F-16. F-16 taxiing, maintenance crew working on F-16. Officer exiting cockpit of F-16, saluting and shaking hands with officer on runway. Shot of Norwegian base, F-16 maintenance in foreground. Officer conducting lecture. F-16 landing on runway, pans to air traffic control tower, air traffic control officers at work. F-16 taxiing down runway, pilot visible cockpit. Officers in silhouette walking out of base warehouse, shaking hands, doors close. 3. Project Warrior: profile of Tuskegee Airmen Interviews with former Tuskegee Airmen. Brief B&W archival footage of P-40 aircraft in flight, transitions to present day P-40 in flight. B&W archival footage of P-40 and Tuskegee Airmen. Tuskegee Airmen in classroom training, field training, flights. Present day commentary from “Chief” Alfred Anderson, Instructor Pilot. B&W archival footage of P-40 aircraft, P-40 aircraft pilot, P-40 taxiing on runway, taking off, Tuskegee Airman saluting officer. Commentary from former Tuskegee Airmen: Lieutenant General B.O. Davis, Colonel Lloyd McKeethen, Colonel Paul Green, Colonel Ed Gleed. B&W shot of Lieutenant General Davis. B&W archival footage of Tuskegee Airmen, in flight, combat, P-40 aircraft flying in formation. Commentary from Colonel Lowell Stewart. Brief present day shot of former Tuskegee Airman sitting in group talking. Shots of former Air Force Base, Gulf sign. B&W archival still shots of Tuskegee Airmen. B&W archival still shot of General Daniel “Chappie” James and present day commentary from General James. B&W archival footage of Tuskegee flying program and Tuskegee Airmen. 4. Profile of Security Police at Clark Air Force Base, Philippines Commentary from Colonel Donald Plummer, Chief of Security Police. Security police town patrol. Montage of security police on horseback, motorcycle, on foot with German Shepherd police DOG, shot of security police officer hand grabbing gun, security police car, German Shepherd police DOGs. Commentary from Technical Sergeant (Tsgt) Michael Wilson. Security police officers in police jeep, Security officers shaking hands with town residents. Motorcycle patrol: security police officer riding on motorcycle. Commentary from Staff Sergeant (Ssgt) Charles Millard. Security police officer riding motorcycle in traffic. DOG patrol: Security police officer walking with German Shepherd police DOG. Commentary from Airman (Amn) Susan Hurst with German Shepherd police DOG. Group of security police officers training German Shepherd police DOGs. Security officer and police DOG walking across open field. Horse patrol: security police officer on horseback walking past military aircraft. Two security police officers on horseback walking through vegetation. Commentary from Senior Airman (Sra) Tracy Martin. Military aircraft landing with security police officer on horseback in foreground. Commentary from Sergeant Nancy Foy. Security on horseback passing military vehicles and staff in field. Montage of security police in police car, security police officer on horse that is rearing up, security police officers in car at night, security title appears over shot “I am a security policeman, I hold allegiance to my country, devotion to duty, and personal integrity above all...”