Air Force Now 193

Year Published: 1986

Creator: U.S. Air Force

Complete Record: Air Force Now monthly films for training and public relations. Three segments: 1. Profile of Colonel Rex T. Barber, WWII fighter pilot B&W archival photo of Rex Barber, present day commentary from Rex Barber, archival footage from newsreel series “News of the Day” titled “Sensational War Films Yamamoto Shot Down South Pacific,” (1942), archival photos of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, military officers sitting on top of hood of moving military jeep, pan group shot of military personnel, military personnel shaking hands, palm trees, military aircraft, military personnel posting in front of aircraft, pan to Rex Barber, transmitting communication via morse code, fighter pilots, aircraft propellers, aircraft maintenance, military officers meeting, strategy, map, fighter pilot smoking, fueling aircraft, jeep on airfield pilot jumps out of jeep and boards aircraft, climbs into cockpit, cockpit guard down, air traffic controller, aircraft taking off, flying in formation, U.S. - Japanese air combat, Rex Barber and two other military personnel posting in front of aircraft. 2. 501st Tactical Missile Wing Archival footage from 1977: Soviet military personnel in front of waving flag, group of Soviet military personnel with guns, Soviet military officers, architectural model with warheads, Red Square, Soviet military marching in formation, tanks in field, helicopter, explosions, missiles firing, military aircraft taking off, missile launch, Kremlin, still photo of Gorbachev, military aircraft taxiing, military ground crew member directing in aircraft, military personnel on runway, unloading of equipment from aircraft, C/U of military wings on officer camouflage uniform, airport hanger, military officer driving truck, truck wheels in dirt, mobility training equipment preparation, field deployment exercises, M-16, cruise missile, military trucks traveling down road, through water. 3. Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) in Abilene, TX Profile of Dyess AFB upon the arrival of the first operational B1-B bomber, with commentaries from Abilene residents on the relationship between the community and the AFB. Aerial views of Abilene, TX, entrance to Dyess AFB, aerial of Abilene farms, wheat fields, wheat field cutters, train cars, framer in potato field, ranch, cows, rancher in cowboy hat, empty aircraft hangers, runway, B1-B bomber taking off and in flight, B1-B landing, aerial view of B1-B bomber on runway and crowds, military officer giving speech at podium on airport runway at foot of aircraft, shot of crowd listening to speech, C/U of record player needle on record, radio station, “On Air” sign, radio DJs at microphone, shots of B-1-B bomber, crowds on street, American flags, parade, horses, damaged farm windmill, couple in cowboy hats, military personnel examining B1-B bomber, man in cowboy hat barbecuing meat, stirring a large pot of beans, cutting meat, people at picnic table eating, another shot of parade with men on horses holding flags, B1-B bomber in flight, farm windmill, oil driller rig at sunset, B1-B bomber on runway at sunset.