Title:FORT HOOD MILITARY BASE, TEXAS, U.S.A; PREPARATIONS FOR NATO MILITARY EXERCISE REFORGER '76 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 3352
Other titles:NATO LOG COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Identification of Fort Hood, United States, one of the largest military bases in the world. Helicopter park. Helicopter air combat unit on the ground. Residential areas. Tanks and vehicles parks. Headquarters of the Second Armored Division, and men on early morning physical exercises. Tank training on the range. Helicopter flying with 6th Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat). Fort Hood training areas, where Cobra anti-tank helicopters wait to attack with TOW missiles. Cobras in ready position. Cobra pilots throw a Mexican party. Pilots with their wives. Party ends with W.O Shafer and wife. The Shafers prepare to move to Germany. SFC Jordan's apartment preparing for departure. Customs inspector Sergeant Jones. Fort Hood airbase: military equipment and troops are moving out day after day. Troops ready to board aircraft. Aircraft interior scenes. Emergency safety instructions are given to passengers. Cockpit view of C141 Starlifter about to take-off. Take off. Second C 141 Starlifter take-off. Aircraft leaves for the exercise from bases all over USA. Cobra landing. Air cavalry helicopters are nearing the coast of Belgium. Farewell speech. Charlie troop is addressed by General Shoemaker, commanding III Corps. Charlie troop hands on weapons for flight to Belgium. Land at Koksijde/Coxyde and embark in buses for Ghent. Unloading of helicopters in Ghent. Test flight by test pilot and then to Germany with Air cavalry pilots, to join REFORGER '76 Exercise.
Description:
Alternative Title:NATO LOG COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details:Fronteau, René (Production individual)
De Cock, Jos (Production individual)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Information Service (Production company)
