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"INLAND WATERWAYS"
COMBAT INFANTRYMEN TAKE TO THE WATERWAYS OF ALASKA TO ACCOMPLISH MISSION - A SIMULATED ATTACK ON AN AGGRESSOR-HELD BRIDGE |
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NARRATOR STUART QUEEN TELLS ABOUT ALASKA AND ROLE OF THE U.S. ARMY THERE. GIS TRAVEL 100 MILES DOWN INLAND WATERWAYS IN BOATS TO MEET 'AGGRESSOR'
FORCE IN A MILITARY EXERCISE. |
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MS- SOLDIERS IN HEAVY ARCTIC WEAR TREK THROUGH WIND SWEPT SNOW DRIFTS.
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MONTAGE- ALASKA'S BEAUTIFUL PLUSH LANDSCAPE AFTER SNOW MELTS IN SPRING. CU- RUSHING STREAMS HEAD FOR THE SEA.
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LS- ELK STRUGGLE THROUGH THE SNOW, AS SEEN FROM A TRAIN. MS- GI'S CAMERA CREWS FROM 'THE BIG PICTURE GATHER AROUND AND WAX THEIR SKIS PRIOR TO THEIR FILMING TRIP THROUGH ALASKA.
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CU- SERGEANT USES BLOW TORCH ON SKIS TO WARM THEM UP FOR THE WAX. INSTRUCTOR GIVES CAMERA CREW A SKIING LESSON, THEN THEY HEAD OUT INTO THE SNOW.
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MS- GROUP OF GIS TREK THROUGH SNOW ON SNOW SHOES MS- 2 GIS CUT DOWN A SMALL TREE WITH SAW AS THEY MAKE A CLEARING FOR CAMP. THEY PITCH A TENT.
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MS- A MAP OF ALASKA IS SUPERIMPOSED OVER A MAP OF U.S. TO SHOW IT'S RELATIVE SIZE. ANOTHER MAP SHOWS THE CLOSENESS OF ALASKA TO RUSSIA. 56 MILES ACROSS THE BERIAN STRAIT.
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| 00:06:09 248.63 |
AERIAL- DOG SLEDS AND THEIR ESKIMO CREWS STAND OUT IN THE WHITE LANDSCAPE.
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| 00:06:22 261.63 |
MS- ESKIMO WOMEN SIT BY A HOLE IN THE ICE WITH A SMALL FISHING ROD IN ONE HAND TO CATCH FISH AND A STICK IN THE OTHER HAND TO CLUB IT.
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MS- A DOG TEAM TEAM PULLING A SLED (AS SEEN BY THE DRIVER FROM BEHIND) MS- ESKIMO PADDLES HIS KAYAK THROUGH FLOATIN ICE. POV ON DOG SLED
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CU- ESKIMO TRAPPER SHAKES SNOW OFF A DEAD MINK.
MS- HERD OF DEER RUN THROUGH THE WIDE OPEN SPACES. LS- 3 BEAR CUBS PLAY ATOP A TELEPHONE POLE LS- A POLAR BEAR RUNS THROUGH THE WHITE SNOW |
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LS- A BUSY SMALL TOWN LIKE ANY OTHER IN THE U.S.
MS- A WOMAN SHOPPER PASSES THE 'NORTH POLE BAKERY' LS- BUSY TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE IN BUSTLING CITY OF JUNEAU IN THE SHADOW OF A MOUNTAIN |
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LS-FISH JUMP UP AND DOWN OUT OF NETS AT A WHARF BY A FISHING AND CANNING COMPANY
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| 00:08:10 369.63 |
MONTAGE- LONG CHUTES SCOUR THE ORE THROUGH SEIVES AT A GOLD MINING PLANT.
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MS- SLED PULLED BY 2 HORSES STRUGGLES THROUGH THE WIND SWEPT SNOW. LS- TOTEM POLES DOT THE SUMMER LANDSCAPE. CU- A TOTEM POLE.
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| 00:09:00 419.63 |
LS- LONG BOATS WITH GIS ABOARD SPEED THROUGH THE RIVERS THAT ONCE WERE FROZEN ICE.
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| 00:09:35 454.63 |
CU- AN OFFICER POINTS TO A SECTION ON A WALL MAP WHERE A SIMULATED ATTACK WILL BE MADE ON AN 'AGGRESSOR' FORCE IN A MILITARY EXERCISE.
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MONTAGE- GIS PREPARE THEIR BOATS ALONG RIVER WHERE THEY PLAN TO TRAVEL TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION.
CU- A GI PATCHES A HOLE IN THE HULL OF HIS BOAT |
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MS- 2 GIS BLEND AND FILL 5 GALLON CANS OF GAS FOR THE BOATS TAKEN FROM 50 GALLON DRUMS. BOATS ARE LASHED DOWN ON TRAILOR TRUCKS FOR TRIP DOWN STREAM
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MS- CREWS LIFT THE BOATS INTO THE RIVER AND MOUNT THE OUTBOARD MOTORS. WEAPONS AND AMMO ARE NEATLY PLACED ON BOARD IN A BALANCED MANNER.
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MS- THE ANCHOR IS LIFTED OUT OF THE SAND AND THE BOAT WITH IT'S CREW OF ABOUT A DOZEN MEN PUSH OFF FOR THEIR 100 MILE TRIP.
MONTAGE- THE CARAVAN OF SMALL BOATS WIND DOWN THE RIVER THROUGH THE NATURAL HAZZARDS AND OBSTACLES. |
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MS- WAVE LIKE WATER INDICATES DEEP WATER WHILE RIPPLING WATER INDICATES SHALLOW WATER.
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MS- A GI TOSSES THE ANCHOR OVERBOARD AS THE BOATS REACH THEIR DESTINATION.
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LS- GIS IN THE BOAT USE LONG POLES AS THEY TRY TO FREE THEIR BOAT WHICH BECAME GROUNDED IN SHALLOW WATER. GIS CLIMB OUT TO PUSH BOAT TO HIGH WATER
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MS- GIS TAKE COVER UNDER HANGING TREES ALONG THE SHORE AS AN 'AGGRESSOR' PLANE FLYS OVER. AFTER 'ALL CLEAR' THE GI STARTS HIS MOTOR AND THE BOAT CONTINUES DOWN STREAM.
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