Autumn Force '78 Ground and Air Operations, West Germany Part 1

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OF DEPARTMENT TMENT DEPARTMENT FILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) STATES of AND WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 PLEASE NOTE DATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 1978 OXford 7-6161 Release #65-78 Footage: 236' 16mm Color Master Room 2E 773 Time: 6:34 100716 438000 AUTUMN FORGE 78 GROUND AND AIR OPERATIONS 438XXY 108159 (Official U.S. Air Force Film Released by Department of Defense) 107596 DATE/PLACE: This footage was taken in September 1978 at Ramstein AB and Bingen, n°7417 West Germany. 100011 104228 SCOPE: This coverage is of personnel and equipment being transported and delivered during ground and air operations during AUTUMN FORGE 78. 106484 107346 BACKGROUND: The 4th Tactical Fighter Wing's F-4's flew non-stop 5,000 miles from their home base (Seymour Johnson AFB, SC). Supported with aerial refueling by 100219 Strategic Air Command KC-135 Stratotankers, they were directed in flight across 190246 Atlantic by an EC-135 Tactical Deployment and Control aircraft of the Tactical Air Command. Airlift of support personnel was provided by Military Airlift Command (MAC) C-141's. 104230 F-4's of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing stationed at Ramstein AB, Germany, provided fighter close air support and cover for ground forces operations at Bingen, Germany, during AUTUMN FORGE. USAF C-130's and German C-160 "Transalls" delivered men and equipment on a section of the Autobahn used as an air strip. General William C. Moore, MAC's Commander in Chief, observed as C-130's and C-160's shuttled personnel and equipment in ground and air operations. A brigade of the Fourth Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colorado; two battalions of the 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; an attack helicopter battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; a Hawk missile battery, Fort Bliss, Texas; and smaller units from both the Army National Guard and Reserve were also involved. Upon completion of field and aircrew training in the various AUTUMN FORGE exercises in Europe, the forces will redeploy to their home stations in the U.S. during mid- October. SEQUENCES Footage: Video: 24' F-4's taxi out at Ramstein AB in support of AUTUMN FORGE. - MORE -

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases