Soldier of the Future, Various Locations
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION - RAD10-TV-NEWSFILM SECTION ROOM 2E791 - EXTENSION 75111 (A) Release 330-59 DUPE NEGATIVE TO: FINE GRAIN TO; Footage: 100° 31 December 1959 SOLDIER OF THE FUTURE (Official Dept. of Army footage released by Dept. of Defense) Today's soldier wears conventional cotton fatigues, field jacket, steel helmet with fibre liner. He is armed with the M-1 Carbine and carries a combat pack on his back. The Soldier of the Future, however, presents a different appearance. Starting from the top, be wears a lightweight helmet which contains the world's smallest known military transmitter and receiver. The binoculars attached to his helmet, which he moves down into viewing position, are infra-red binoculars which perroit him to see the enemy and his activities at night without being observed. The weapon is the M-14 Rifle, chambered for the 7. 62mm NATO round, and can be fired fully automatic. Suspended from his neck and hanging at his chest is a Metascope, an infra-red device which detects the use of Infra-Red by the enemy against him. The cartridges attached to his nylon, armored vest are a special, high velocity ammunition, He will use a solid fuel propellant jump belt to assist him in his move- ments, This is worn over armored trousers. The nozzles on either side provide a blast which assists him over battlefield obstacles. He will carry two tubes on his back containing explosive fox-hole diggers which he will use to gain quick ground cover from impending nuclear attack. The Future Soldier's face is covered with a thermal mask to protect him from the effects of nuclear heat radiation. Typed 5-2-60 1gm Bye 5-13-60 199/14 AM NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within 72 hours to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative is also for release to the company designated above for distribution to pool members so desiring for duplication purposes. Within 24 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be avail- able to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories. The dupe negative must not be cut in any manner. E10575
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer