U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS REVIEW #59

e [Music] hurricane warnings up in Florida and at saak McCoy Air Force Base weather Watchers keep a sharp eye on the progress of The Season's fourth tropical storm while flight Crews file flight plans to evacuate base aircraft as the big blow approaches [Music] at Cape canabo missiles already up in the gantries are hauled down as the teeth of the Gale grow [Music] sharper on the Sunshine State southern tip Homestead Air Force Base is racked by high winds and torrential [Applause] rain at Patrick Air Force Base a stely victim [Music] comes as the water rises victims are [Applause] evacuated the wind and water subside and Air Force helicopters survey the damage in the Florida Keys where Donna's winds reached a force of near 150 mph [Music] while the United States cleans up after Donna Halfway Around the World in the Philippines Air Force relief supplies reach flood victims of central Luzan food medical supplies water purification tablets a myriad of Articles delivered to a people in desperate need of help helicopters of The 405th Fighter Wing Mount numerous Mercy missions delivering relief supplies in the only practical [Music] [Applause] way in the defense of freedom and in relief of human suffering the Air Force stands always ready to serve the place is Fort Benning Georgia where 34 Air Force Academy Cadets are undergoing Airborne training right along with the Airborne infantry units at this jump training center the academy Cadets volunteered to give up their summer leave time to take this tough 3-we course which demands the greatest discipline and physical stamina the only drag the cadets had at Fort Benning was supplied by the windblown parachute as they mastered recovery techniques at the end of two weeks the trainees get up in the world 250 ft up for a simulated live jump this is graduation the final jump before qualifying for jump wings from a c123 provider the trainee plunge earthward from an altitude of 1250 ft the cadetes have learned their lesson well and have gained knowledge of a sister service which will serve them when they take their place as future Air Force leaders jumping here and there around the Air Force Scott Air Force Force Base Illinois an estimated 100,000 people turn out for a dayong show designed to give the public a firsthand look at some of America's Aerospace power and to keep as many people as possible off the crowded highways during the dangerous holiday weekend and at Anderson South Carolina a similar program sponsored by the local Air Reserve Squadron dvo Howard president of the Hawthorne Flying Circus puts his buer jungmeister b plane through some exciting [Music] faces North American test pilot Bob Hoover does the modern-day Barn storming with an f86 [Music] L the fourth annual Anderson air Panorama the finest show to be held outside a military installation this year congratulations Anderson at Gunner Air Force Base Alabama is located one of the biggest correspondent schools in the world with the added importance placed on education by the Air Force the Extension Course Institute is experiencing a tremendous surge in student applications as military and civilian Personnel strive to improve themselves through education this boom in the business of home study has made the Institute one of the post office's best customers recently at Tinker Air Force Base miss Helen sersi on the left became the eci's 300,000 graduate an educational feather in the cap of this a matural command employee now we're in Merry Old England where British policemen are literally putting the skids to a vintage model Austin sedan the purpose is to give instruction in how to control an auto on English roads to air police man from Bryce Norton Airbase I say jolly good sport this wet roads with a variety of surfaces together with right-and Drive could be a bit confusing if you don't get the hang of it and we're not kidding there you go chaps nothing to it really that's it for feature flashes from here and there around the Air Force planning for the future the Air Force is already conducting tests of the train which will deploy the minute man ICBM a three-stage solid propellent missile even before it goes into the flight testing stages of [Music] development the minute man train is deployed from Hill Air Force Base in Utah and current test runs over existing lines in the west are aimed at checking out the extensive communication systems aboard which link the train with its home station and the command post at sack headquarters added to the test of communications these trips out which last two weeks at a time give the launch train Personnel a chance to get used to this nomadic existence and to determine what if any adjustments are to be made before the system starts hauling the minute man there's a lot of beautiful scenery along the way the kind the travel posters [Music] mention and inside the Comforts of home the minute man train a mobile Launchpad For an upcoming weapon system will add new strength and versatility to this nation's deterrent power for peace right star find Con 3 an annual test of reserve and Air Guard combat Effectiveness proved a smashing success this year at Fort Brag Air Reserve Air Guard Tactical Air Command and Military Air transport service flew more than 11,600 hours without an accident or incident a perfect safety record during the month-long joint Army Air Force exercise aircraft in commission rates were high 85% for the fighters and this in included nearly 900 missions for all types of jets Troop Carrier planes flew 990 combat sorties delivering 10,419 paratroopers and nearly 2900 tons of heavy equipment over 98% of the missions assigned were completed only four of the nearly 1,000 sorties were aborted due to aircraft malfunction [Music] the fact that bright star pine cone 3 was carried out in a congested area without incident or accident involving aircraft is attribute to the professional competence of the air reserve forces and regular units of the United States Air Force [Music] under the warm subtropic sun of Egan Air Force Base there's a special hanger where right now the temperature is 25 Dees below zero during the past year over 700 Pilots Navigators and air crewmen have undergone physiological and survival training in this climatic laboratory where temperatures as low as- 60 5° can be produced the basic factors to be learned in this training are to become acquainted with the sudden shock of the cold of the Arctic and to work together as a team in a survival situation one man is always designated a casualty which puts a damper on the speed in getting shelter and enables the crew to get realistic team experience yes it's cold here in Florida mighty cold but by way of contrast take a look at this chap at P Air Force base New Hampshire these altitude suits can make you think you're in a personaliz steam [Music] room several different types of survival gear are being tested in jumps over the 45° Waters of the Atlantic parachute raft life preserver survival kit protective garments all get a good Shakedown in this type of test Swift Coast Guard boats rush in to fish each man out of the water in minimum time that 45° water is cold tests like these not only prove the reliability of Survival equipment which the Air Force has developed but they also give the air crewman a psychological boost to actually experience it it operation knowing that should a real emergency arise he's got the best protection money can buy September 10th a quiet night for the nation's Airlines scenes like this at Washington National Airport were the rule all over the United States and Canada as all civil aviation was grounded and operation Sky Shield tested the defense systems of the North American Air Defense command all navigational AIDS were jammed as would be the case should our continent experience [Music] attack during the 7-hour test sack B52 and b47 bombers plied the white Sky giving 200,000 ground and air Crews an idea of what to expect in an actual [Music] attack Sky Shield was vast about 22 million square miles reaching from near the North Pole to deep into the United States and far out into the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans our air defense establishment got a realistic rehearsal and Lasting benefits will result from the operation from Ocean to Ocean from Pole to Gulf the North American Air Defense command stands poised to defend our nation against aerial [Music] attack e