ASSIGNMENT ALASKA Reel 1 · Part 1

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Summary: Activities of the four military services in the Alaskan command. Gives a pictorial display of living conditions (winter and summer), recreation and a mock maneuver. Whittier, Anchorage, Kodiak, and Elmendorf, Alaska. 1) LS camera pans left showing the countryside in Alaska -- stops panning on a barn. Slate: 16 SEPTEMBER 1954. ASSIGNMENT ALASKA. LOCATION: ELENDORF AIR FORCE BASE. 2) LS Marine, Navy, Air Force, and Army color guard, carrying American fig and the Alaskan Command flag, walk toward camera. 3) CU sign: ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, TOP COVER FOR AMERICA. 4) MS 3/4 right FV of F-94. (Quality poor) ) Men attach a tow bar to the aircraft. 5) MS color guard Marches toward camera, turns, and faces right. 6) CU attaching of tow bar to F-94. 7) ECU same scene description. LOCATION WHITTIER. 8) MS Army personnel entering train, carrying bags. 9) CU & MS woman picking flowers in garden. 10) MS color guard, camera holds on the Alaskan flag. 11) CU Man swiming -- he catches ball, throws it, and swims out of frame left. 12) MS sign: ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, TOP COVER FOR AMERICA. 13) MS cars in front of living quarters in Alaska. 14) MS color guard. The men turn, face right, and stop. 15) CU train wheels on tracks. 16) MS Elmendorf Air Force Base sign. CU Alaskan Coomand Flag, a fringed blue velvet flag with stars in the shape of the big dipper. 18) MS mixed personnel entering train -- conductor signals, enters train. 19) MS carpenter working on a door in the housing area -- he removes coat. 20) CU airman working on the electronic section in the nose of an aircraft. 21) MLS steel bridge. 22) MLS to CU water skier. 23) MS man placing deer antlers on log cabin. 24) MS airman removing snow from aircraft engines. 25) MLS military men entering bus. 26) CU panning in to ECU head of cabbage. 27) MS men working with milk cartons. 28) MS military men entering bus. 29) MS woman feeding chicks -- camera pans with her as she leaves the chicken yard, walks Ace road. 30) CU military man seated, listening to radio, dinnking coffee. 31) CU's of organizational chart headed: CINCAL, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ALASKA. Underneath is USARAL (which is the US Army, Alaska), US NAVY, ALASKAN SEA FRONT, and the AAC ALASKAN AIR COMMAND. 32) CU man as he removes sleeping bag from shelf, walks to the left, places sleeping bag and other flight gear on table. 33) MS doorway of living quarters -- drift's of snow in front of doorway. 34) LS living quarters area. 35) CU heavy overcoat -- hand reaches into pockets, pulls out watch. 36) MS looking -over the shoulder of airman studying art. 37) MS military men entering bus. (Scene dark) 38) Man placing deer antlers on log cabin. (scene out of focus) 39) ALS formation of three F-89's in flight to the right. 40) MS men in civilian sports dress, looking at model railroad. 41) CU of men climbing up ladder from swiming pool. 42) MS men playing with ball in swiming pool. 43) LS living quarters -- snow on ground. 44) CU orgaaizational chart, arrow pinpointing the US Navy section. 45) ADS field of shocked wheat. 46) MS men playing tennis. 47) MS bus stop sign -- camera pans down to doorway as busses leave the garage. 48) CU head and shoulders of tech sergeant -- camera pans back to tech sergeant typing -- he answers telephone, then continues typing. SLATE:20 JANUARY 1954. LOCATION: JUNEAU.. 49) MS street scenes of Juneau, Alaska, shoving a four-story factory. 50) MS entrance to building -- sign above doorway: ALASKAN OFFICERS CLUB. Reel 2: SLATE: FORT RICHARDSON BARRACKS. 1) CU looking over the shoulder of military Man as he inspects a hole in the heel of his socks. 2) MS military Man as he removes cigarettes from pocket of fatigues. SLATE: MATANUSKA VALLEY. SEPTEMBER 1954. 3) Long establishing shot over the valley -- camera paas right to show forest area, farm land, shocked wheat. SLATE:FORT RICHARDSON BARRACKS. 4) INT barracks -- Army man lights up cigarette. 5) CU top of locker as the Army man removes cigarette lighter. 6) ECU Army man as he shines shoes. 7) CU girl opening fence, looking toward cows. 8) LS cows entering the barnyard. 9) CU sign on doorway: CINCAL STAFF CONFERENCE ROOM. Man enters scene left, goes through doorway, closes door. 10) CU & MS of Army man sitting on bed, shining shoes. 11) INT Service Club at Fort Richardson -- man standing with bowling pin. 12) CU Army man setting up balls on pool table. 13) MS man straightening shoes under bed. 14) MS Army man picks up one of the shoes, removes a sock, and replaces shoe. 15) CU organizational chart: CINCAL COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ALASKA -- arrow -pinpointing AAC, Alaskan Air Command. 16) MS girl bringing in the cattle. 17) MS airman removing snow from hood of truck. 18) MLS adinistrative-type building. 19) ELS ASV three F-89's in flight to the left. 20) CU two F-89's in flight to the right. 21) MS two airmen trying to start a speed boat motor -- one airmen is in the boat; the other is waiting. 22) MS & LS military man in civilian clothes, playing tennis. 23) AELS formation of three F-89's. 24) CU ladder extending from the swimming pool -- two swimmers come out of the pool. 25) Building, partly covered with snow -- sign in front of building: BASE EDUCATIONAL CENTER.(Quality poor) 26) MS group of pamphlets on table. 27) CU looking over the shoulder of air an looking at pamphlet titled: ASSIGNMENT ALASKA. SLATE: 28) CU military and civilian men at the railing of ship. 29) MS high angle, placing of the ship's derrick onto cargo. 30) MS child bringing in the cattle. 31) MLS Alaskan Command and Headqurters Building -- snow on ground. 32) Ms two cooks behind steam table -- Navy personnel followed by Army personnel walk through the line. 33) LS truck gardening scenes. 34) LS shows the picking of cabbages. 35) MS linesman climbing a pole. 36) Several angles of linesman working. 37) CU man making repairs on log cabin. 38) INT cafeteria -- airman placing food on trays. 39) MS living quarters at Douglas Island, Juneau. 40) Scenic view of lake and mountains. LOCATION: KODIAK NAVAL STATION. 41) CU Naval personnel seated on ramp, talking. 42) MLS Anchorage International Airport. 43) CU scenic view of walk, picture and cuckoo clock. Navy man walks in from right of scene, checks time, dons coat. Wife walks in from scene right, hands him his hat and gloves, kisses him good-by. (There is a very disguted look on his face and he wipes off his mouth.) 44) LS Alaskan Command and Headquarters Building. (Scene out of focus) Navy -- and Marine personnel walk toward and past camera. LOCATION: FORT RICHARDSON. 45 ECU pamhhlet -- a man checks watch. LOCATION: KODIAK NAVAL STATION. 46) ELS Naval Station -- lake and green foliage in fg. 47) INT living room -- Naval man preparing to leave. 48) CU door to Fort Richardson Field House -- uniformed ball players run out of the doorway, turn to their left. 49) MS girls, on horseback, bringing in the cows. 50) MS Artic Adventurers Club -- group of children ruh out of door. 51) MS group of children playing volley ball. 52) MPS snow-covered ramp -- group of supplies being readied for loading into C-124. 53) CU flat bed truck under the fuselage of the C-124. 54) INT building showing open fireplace -- -men and women putting on socks and shoes. 55) INT chief petty officer's living room as he prepares to leave. 56) MS group of men manning canon. 57) MS farmer carring head of cabbage. Reel 3: 1) INT childrns' club. 2) CU loading of C-124 by means of elevator. 3) MS dog sled under way to the lift at right. 4) MS flat bed truck pulling out from under the C-124. 5) CU closing of the access doors to the lower loading section. 6) CU child drinking from a large jar of water. 7) MS jeep driving down snow-covered roadway. Two men, dressed in light camouflage clothing, stop jeeps Driver of jeep alights, conversation follows -- occupant of jeep salutes and gets into jeep. 8) MS lake -- steep mountainous bg. Repeat same scene description. (winter). 9) MS R-5D taxiing at Kodiak Naval Station. 10) MS man and woman playing tennis. 11) MS man making repairs on log cabin. 12) Several angles of race track at Palmer Fair. 13) MS men working on railroad ties at ,Anchorage. 14) MS Marine Band playing. (Quality poor) 15) MS tennis game in progress. 16) MS golf game in progress. 17) MS cannon on display at Palmer Fair. 18) LS, looking through trees, of L-19 landing on water. 19) MS Army man displaying an anti-aircraft gun. 20) MS airman pulling produce from garden, handing it to visitors. 21) MS women standing at counter, taking part in a game of chance. 22) MS girls riding on horseback out of stables. 23) Several short clips taken at the fair -- horse race in progress. 24) MLS combining of wheat. (scene very dark) 25) CU entrance to house -- mixed personnel walk through doorway. 26) MS baseball game in progress. 27) MS tank on display. (scene dark). 28) High angle shot down on city of Anchorage, Alaska. 29) Several via of Palmer Fair. 30) Ms L-21 taxiing on water to the left. 31) MS mixed personnel entering bus. 32) MLS & MS Army commanding officer presenting the queen. 33) MS high angle looking down into chicken pen man enters from scene left and feeds chickens. 34) MS Army man and his wife removing vegetables from garden -- he turns and hands vegetables to friends. 35) MS entrance to Methodist Church. 36) CU tire spinning in snow. 37) MLS Alazkan Command Headquarters Building -- snow on ground. 38) MS log cabin -- sign above it reads: WILLIWAW. 39) CU newspaper press in operation. 40) MS women partaking in game of chance, they turn and walk out of scene with prizes in their hands. 41) LS men teeing off on golf course. 42) LS L-21 taxiing in a circle, on water. 43) INT Conference room -- conference is being conducted by Army officer. He orients group around table, pointing to locations in Alaska on the wall map. LOCATI0N: LAKE GEORGE. 44) Aerial viw of Lake George. (Quality poor) 45) LS NCO quarters at Elmendorf Air Force Base -- children playing in snow. LOCATION:PORT WHITTIER. 46) MS barracks. 47) CU barracks. (winter scene) 48) MS map of Alaska -- arrow pinpointing Kodiak. 49) MS entrance to living quarters at Whittier -- military men enter doorway from left. 50) MS train underway -- camera installed outside the window on six-car train going -around curve. (Summer) 51) Camera installed in same location as train is underway along river bank. 52) CU wheel of truck spining in snow. 53) Aerial viw of Alaskan terrain. (Quality poor) Reel 4: 1) MS Map, pinpointing ELmendorf Air Force Base. 2) Another view of the map including the Arctic Circle, Russia, and Alaska. 3) ADS on iceberg. (Quality poor) 4) Shot of group of magazines on table -- hand replaces the magazine, picks up magazine headed, "Assignment Alaska." 5) MS as train passes through frame to the right. 6) CU engineer standing in the cab of the train which starts to move. 7) ADS on the ice cap. 8) MS two light M24 (T-24) tanks driving through snow to the right, to the left, and head on. SLATE: LOCATION: LAKE LOUISE FISH CAMP. 9) MS men walking out of trailer, carrying fishing equippment. 10) MS men laying heavy bed across river. 11) Several angles, same scene description at Portage, Alaska. 12) MS map of Alaska, superimposed over map is the outline of the United States. 13) ADS of Elmendorf Air Force Base. (summer) 14) Aerial view of Alaskan terrain. (summer season) 15) AMS the edge of the ice cap. 16) ADS on iceberg. 17) MS map of Alaska. 18) MS map of Alaska, superimposed over it is the outline of the United States. 19) MS map of Alaska, pinpointing Whittier. 20) MCU bus pulling out onto street at Anchorage. 21) MS men cleaning a large fish at Lake Louise Fishing camp. 22) MS living quarters at Anchorage -- camera pans with civilian car as it drives on the street. 23) LS high angle of Kodiak Naval Station, P2V-5 aircraft on ramp -- one of the aircraft taxis toward camera. 24) MS high angle of trailer camp at Lake Louis. LOCATION: KODIAK NAVAL STATION. 25) Camera pans right with a civilian car, bearing Washington license plate, as it backs up, and pulls away from camera. 26) Several angles of children ice skating. 27) CU child putting on ice skates. LOCATION: FORT RICRARDSON. 28) LS flare descending toward pine tree area. 29) MS Headquarters Alaskan Command. Camera pans up to formation of twelve, three sets of four, F-84's in V-formation. 30) MS hockey game in progress. 31) MLS pine tree area -- camera pans up to show flares descending. 32) MS hockey game in progress. 33) LS of children ice skating. 34) LS Headquarters Alaskan Command -- camera pans up to three sets of four F-84'S flying overhead in line-a-step formation. Camera pans with the formation. 35) LS flare descending. 36) CU as Army man looks through sights of 105mm howitzer. Shows the loading of the howitzer. SLATE: CAMP DENALI. 37) MS four Army men with rifles. (scene too dark to identify) 38) ECU large Coca Cola thermometer -- temperature registering twenty three below zero. 39) MS FV Headquarters Alaskan Command. (Winter scene) Camera pans up to formation of twelve F-84's, three sets of four, flying line-a-step. 40) MS Coca Cola thermometer. 41) INT aircraft -- paratroopers jumping through doorway. 42) INT aircraft -- bomb bay doors are open -- supplies being dropped through the bomb bay. 43) MS children ice skating. SLATE: LOCATION: GENT FOUR GOVP HILL. 44) LS mountain site -- camera pans up to show flare descending. 45)LS Headquarters Alaskan Command. (Qaulity poor) Camera pans up to sky, misframing the F-84 formation. 46) CU four Army men, with packs and wearing heavy winter clothing, in deep snow. 47) ADS on the camp. 48) Silhouette shot of co-pilot. 49)Silhouette shot of the pilot. 50) ADS on Alaskan terrain. 51) MLS Headquarters Alaskan Command. Camera pans up to V-ahaped formation of three sets of four F-84's. 52) INT aircraft -- bomb bay doors closed. 53) INT aircraft -- paratrooper standing in doorway -- shows paratroopers jumping. 54) CU looking through hatchway as supplies are dropped. 55) LS baseball game in progress. Reel 5: 1) MS MATS C-54 taxiing to the right. 2) CU football players charging camera. 3) CU two men practicing line tactics of football. 4) CU circle targets. 5) CU large fish frying in pan. 6) MS living quarters at Anchorage. 7) Very short clip of football practice. 8) LS pan to right living quarters at Anchorage. LOCATION: PORTAGE. 9) Shows lake, ice, and mountain peaks. 10) CU child swinging, LOATION: ANCHORAGE. 11) ASV low angle of F-89 in flight over mountainous terrain. (Very effective shot) 12) CU fish frying in pan. 13) MS child riding bicycle. 14) CU boy receiving instructions on how to shoot a bow and arrow. 15) CU girl removing her swimming hat. 16) CU horse shoe stake, horse shoes landing near the stake -- shows two ringer being made. 17) CU circle target, arrows piercing the target. 18) MS woman as she gets mail out of box -- Air Police jeep drive through fg; camera pans with the jeep. 19) CU sailor and his girl friend as they go rowng in Green lake. 20) CU Army men, behind the camouflaged area, firing a machine gun. 21) MS two bathers, man and woman, walking toward camera -- they sit on blanket, woman combs her hair. 22) LS camera pans right to show flight line; cargo stacked on snow-covered ramp -- camera pans over to C-124. 23) MS children swinging -- woman tending to her flowers in bg. 24) CU mixed personnel seated on benches, possibly watching some sports event. 25) CU man climbs up ladder from pool, helps woman to climb out of pool. They walk down. pier, away from camera. 26) MS sailor and girl as they walk out on pier, carrring oars. 27) CU sign: TOM'S RADIO, TELEVISION SALES AND SERVICE -- camera pans down to the entrance of the store. 28) CU thermometer advertising RUtherfords Mens Wear, Anchorage. 29) LS establishing of Anchorage, Alaska. 30) CU doorway as Navy officer walks through -- sign at side of door: CPO SIROPAK. 31) MS children ice skating. 32) MS low angle of sign: ARCTIC VALLEY, SKI BOWL, FORT RICHARDS0N, ALASKA. 33) PS to left of the area. 34) LS street scene of Anchorage. 35) CU military man rolling up parachute camera pans up to flyover of C-119, parachutists jumping from aircraft. 36) MPS down with one of the parachutists. 37) LS parachutists jumping from C-119. Men are dressed in white and have dark parachutes. 38) MS parachutist as he lands. 39) CU parachutist immediately after fastening chute, disgages chute from himself. 40) LS establishing over the Arctic terrain. (winter) 41) CU bowling pins as bowling ball knocks down some of them. 42) MS 105mm howitzer gunposts -- shows the firing of the howitzer. 43) ASV of F-80. Camera pans short distance with the aircraft, picks up another aircraft - - the two fly in formation. 44) ALS of the two F-80's as they buzz the area. 45) MS paratrooper disengaging himself from the chute, folding the chute. 46) MS skiers at the ski bowl, scramble hold of the ski tow. 47) Street scene in Anchorage. 48) MS USO in Anchorage -- truck, loaded with military, drive out of scene left. 49) MS log cabin located on the golf course -- camel pans left to show the golf course. 50) LS personnel in row boat on lake -- camera pans left across lake. 51) MS sailor and girl as they walk toward the pier, carrying oars. 52)LS Alaskan terrain: -- smoke flare at right of scene. 33) MS "follow-me" truck driving toward camera, being followed by MATS C-54. Aircraft taxis toward camera, turns to its right, stops. Personnel place chocks under wheels, and wheel out the aerostand -- jeep and trailers drive out to aircraft. 54.) LS Alaskan terrain -- smoke flare at left and in center of scene. 55) CU snow weasel, paratrooper placing parapacks into the back of the weasel. He boards weasel, and it drives out of scene-right. 56) CU Army man as he gives instructions, pointing. 57) MS two men, off duty, fishing -- game warden is checking the men's fishing license. Reel 6: LOCATI0N: KODIAK. 1) MS man, in hip boots, fishing. Another man walks in from scene right, takes the fishing pole away from him -- both men walk toward camera. 2) Several views of men fishing in stream. Car drives in from scene right, woman walks over and gives directions to a man. 3) LS scenic view -- lake in fg; mountains in bg. 4) MS high angle as car is unloaded from ship and placed on pier -- railroad cars at left of frame. Car is pushed across pier. LOOATION: WEITTIER. 5) Continuation of unloading of ships. 6) SV Navy man looking into radarsscope. 7) MS the unloading of a ship. LOCATION: FAIRBANKS. 8) CU two doors on building -- mixed personnel leaving entering building. 9)MS the unloading of a ship. 10) CU radarscope in operation. 11) MS woman, pointing to the left bg, is giving directions to man seated in automobile -- camera pans with the car as it drives to the left. 12) LS man, in hip boots, fishing in stream -- car drives in from right and parks. 13) Scenic view - lake in fg, mountainous bg, snow in gulleys in mountain. 14) MS of lake as seen from boat. 15) High angle shot down on the deck of ship. 16) MLS of town at base or mountains -- lake in fg. 17) ELS same scene description. 18) CU two men making a makeshift tent from parachute and tree branches. One man carries cedar boughs inside the tent. 19) Silhouette of ship in port. LOCATION: WHITTIER. 20) MS fork lift as it hauls crated article on pier -- ship in bg. LOCATION: KODIAK. 21) Marine and Navy personnel raising the flag. 22) MS fork lift hauling cargo. 23) LS flag lowering ceremony at Kodiak -- shows theflag being placed at half mast. 24) MS men, in camouflaged -clothing, standing near life raft. They are being inspected by Marines. 25) Scenic view of lake- fir tree in bg. slow pan to the left on boat house and fishing and swimming area. 26) MS improvised tent made of parachute silk. Two men walk around back of tent, carrying fir branches -- they place them on the snow outside the tent. 27) CU man building a small fire with branches. 28) Scene out of focus. 29) Long establishing PS to the right of port at Anchorage. 30) MS demonstration of emerging of submarine -- personnel of mixed services in fg. Shows the submerging of the sibmarine. 31) MS ship in port. 32) LS scenic view -- lake in fg, town at base of mountains. SLATE: KODIAK. Good (Basic: Orig Koda)

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities