Air Force Now 198

Duration: 600

Year Published: 1986

Creator: U.S. Air Force

Complete Record: Air Force Now monthly films for training and public relations. Three segments: 1. “On Alert” Profile of Strategic Air Command at at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas. KC-135 military aircraft landing, C/U of red emergency light, aerial view pan of KC-135 military aircraft parked on runway, multiple shots of KC-135 military aircraft taxiing on runway, “U.S. Air Force” emblem on aircraft, KC-135 military aircraft in flight towing smaller aircraft, KC-135 aircraft maintenance, Air Force officer and wife and child in front of computer, another military family eating at table, family commentary, Air Force personnel in front of computer, reading, at control panels, military personnel on alert, running, traveling in military vehicles to airport, boarding military aircraft, C/U of military aircraft engine, pilots in cockpit, military aircraft taking off, pilots in cockpit in flight, C/U of pilot aircraft controls, shot from underneath in flight military aircraft, C/U of in flight refuel over water. 2. Profile of the Warrior Preparation Center (WPC) in Einsiedlerhof, Germany Training through simulated air, land, and sea military campaigns with commentary from military officers and personnel. Military tanks driving down village road, military tanks in field, helicopter, aerial view of tankers firing, military aircraft in flight, target screen, activities within WPC - military personnel in control center, telephones and maps, at computers, Russian red star with hammer and sickle, sign “Warrior Preparation Center, Prepare to Win”, C/U hands typing on computer keyboard, lighted Russian hammer and sickle symbol. 3. “Cease Fire” Military memorial in South Korea (soldiers in combat sculpture), military aircraft flying above memorial, U.S. and Korean military personnel in meeting room at table, Korean military officer in window, microphones on table, military aircraft taxiing down runway towards camera, hatch on aircraft opens and military personnel in combat gear exit, military personnel holding gun with target screen, military squadron, explosions, cockpit hatch, building explosion, simulated field combat, military personnel descending on rope, U.S. and Korean military personnel in meeting room at table, binoculars, air traffic control tower, military aircraft taking off, pilot in cockpit, aircraft maintenance and preparation, pilots climbing into cockpit, military aircraft exiting hanger, jet engines firing, military aircraft in flight, ground communication, military tank, tank rifle firing, blended footage of Korean military officer with binoculars and B&W archival footage.