Initial Films on Operation Redwing, Various Locations Part 2

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Cood ludex DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of Public Information The Pentagon, Washington 25, D.C. e Liberty 5-6700 Radio TV Branch, Television Section Pictorial Branch, Newsreel Section Room 2E-791 Ext. 72902 75061 Room 2D-780A Ext. 75111 (A) Release No. 97-56 Original unprocessed negative to Footage: 500° Warner-Pathe then to all interested 11 May 1956 theatrical and TV newsreel pool members. INITIAL FILMS ON OPERATION REDWING The Department of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission released today the first official films of the preliminary activities on OPERATION REDWING, the current nuclear tests being conducted at Eniwetok Proving Grounds, made by Joint Office Test Information (JOTI) photographers. Sequences show: (a) USS MT. McKINLEY, offshore in Marshall Islands as floating press headquarter& for 15 selected newsmen witnessing nuclear test. (b) Plaque on Mt. McKINLEY quarterdeck which tells of participation as command ship in World War II and Korean conflict. (c) Correspondents pound out copy on deck. (d) Map showing target Isle of Name. (e) Aerial of entire Isle of Namu. (£) Aerial of target bullseye on Namu. (g) Capt. H. A. Renken, skipper of the McKINLEY greets leading Federal Civil Defense observers aboard, Gov. Walter Kohler of Wisconsin, Brig. Gen. Don Carleton of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Editor Sturgen of Mobile, Alabama. (h) Capt. Renken points out course ship will take to target area to tolevision- radio Newsmen Bryson Rash of ABC and Robert McCornick of NBC. (1) Newsmen gathered on deck check badge of Bill Laurence of the N.Y. Times, in group (L to R) are Lahey of Chicago News, Lansner of Newsweek, Laurence of the NY Times, Phillips of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Marvin Miles of the Los Angeles Times and Lewis of the U.S. Information Agency. (j) Badges all newsmen and observers must wear in Pacific Proving Grounds a radiation badge and identification badge. (k) B-52 and other aircraft in nuclear test flying past the Mt. MeKinley. (1) Group at rail (L to R) Gov. Kohler of Wisconsin and Ed Lahey of Kansas City Star watching jet go by. (m) Press room with reporters filing copy NOTE TO EDITORS. The original negative should be returned to Army Pictorial Center, vice DeLuxe Laboratories. Army Pictorial Center will provide a duplicate negative to DeLaxe at a later date. ARMED FORCES WEEK BEGINS 13 MAY Top

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Filmed News Releases