USMC 111809: Partners in Freedom

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111809: Partners in Freedom Citation information USMC 111809: Partners in Freedom. (OSD-1-64.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no Oct-00 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers OSD-1-64 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111809 Decade 1960 Date 1964 Description Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara introduces this review of U.S. military capabilities and news from 1963. Includes Operation Big Lift in which the 2nd Armored Division was emergency lifted to Germany for NATO exercise. Detailed coverage of the operation. General Paul L. Freeman, Jr. (US Army), provides a summary of the operation. Summary of the Army's reorganization, inclusive of nuclear capabilities. Marines train for amphibious assault. Navy utilizes new surface-to-air capabilities--USS Berkeley (DDG-15) fires a missile--and air-to-air missiles. Updates on aircraft carrier and Polaris submarine production in 1963 (interior view of Polaris missile bay). Strategic Air Command highlights Minute Man missiles and strategic bombers as well as completion of the missile defense network. Civil Defense agencies stock bomb shelters and unveil the Emergency Broadcast Network. Updates on defense space initiatives. Review of the geopolitical situation begins with Southeast Asia (Vietnam) and Korea. Army Signal Corps camera documents incident between North Korean and U.S. Army personnel in the DMZ. The U.S. President confirms support to NATO and the concerns about fate of West Berlin. As part of his tour to visit troops in Europe, McNamara crosses a river in an armored personnel carrier. He also visits a German naval training ship. Armed forces provide humanitarian assistance in Africa, Yugoslavia. Civil Action forces operate in Bolivia, Peru and Guatemala. McNamara works to reduce defense spending, including base closures and eliminating over 70,000 jobs. Appeal to citizens to recognize the need to fund American defense initiatives. Role of the armed forces in the funeral of President Kennedy, includes scenes of the funeral. Excerpt of President Johnson's 1924 State of the Union Address. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Military Air Transport Service; 1365th Photo Squadron Genre Informational Film date (note) Filmed throughout 1963. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 1100 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 6/20/2024 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 31:09:00 Digital file type video/H264