1956-1957MILITARY
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PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 27 HOW A HOSPITAL HANDLES MASS CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN NATURAL DISASTERS. PRETEND DISASTER. SIMULATED CASUALTIES. ARMY ENGINEERS IN ROLE OF DISASTER PREVENTION. THE ARMY ENGINEERS IN A SCORE, KALEIDOSCOPE OF WAR & PEACTIME ASSIGNMENTS.
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE U.S. ARMY'S PEACETIME ROLES IN MEDICINE, EXPERIMENTATION AND CONSTRUCTION
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MONTAGE- A THICK BLACK TORNADO SWIRLS IN AN OPEN FIELD. MONTAGE- THE WRECKAGE LEFT BEHIND IN THE TORNADO'S WAKE.
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MONTAGE- A STILL BURNING WRECK OF A CAR, DEBRIS PILED HIGH ON A CITY'S STREET WITH PEOPLE DIGGING THROUGH THE EXTENSIVE WRECKAGE LEFT BY TORNADOES
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MS- A BODY REMOVED FROM UNDER THE WRECKAGE IS CARRIED ON A STRETCHER. MS- A STUNNED WOMAN WITH BANDAGED HEAD AND WRIST IS LED AWAY BY A MAN.
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LS- BROOKE ARMY HOSPITAL IN TEXAS. LS- SOLDIERS UNLOAD HUNDREDS OF STRETCHERS FROM A TRUCK IN PREPARATION FOR AN EXERCISE IN A MOCK TORNADO DISASTER.
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MS- GIS WHO WILL ACT AS CASUALTIES ARE FIT WITH FACE MASKS MASKS COMPLETE WITH WOUNDS.
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MS- GI WITH A 'BROKEN LEG' AND ANOTHER WITH FACE AND ARM BANDAGE ARE IS ASSISTED ONTO COTS INSIDE HELICOPTER.
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MONTAGE- SOME OF THE 1000 SIMULATED VICTIMS BEGIN TO ARRIVE IN ARMY BUSES AND ARE CARRIED ON STRETCHERS TO THE HOSPITAL SERVICE CLUB SET UP AS A RECEPTION CENTER.
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CARDS MARKED 'UMPIRE' ARE ATTACHED TO OFFICERS'
SHIRTS AS THEY WATCH THE EVENT SO AS TO EVALUATE IT AFTERWARDS. |
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MS- SIGNS HANG UP IN THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE LARGE SERVICE AREA INDICATING THE SERVICE BEING PROVIDED AND THE CASUALTY STATUS SUCH AS, 'SUPPLIES, CHAPLAIN, URGENT, DEAD AND ROUTINE'.
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MS- THE HELICOPTER WITH A RED CROSS ON IT'S NOSE LANDS AND THE 'WOUNDED' ARE REMOVED. 'UMPIRES'
WATCH. |
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MS- IN THE SERVICE CENTER THE VICTIMS ARE LABELED INTO CATEGORIES. A LABEL IS MARKED 'D.O.A' AND A CHAPLAIN READS OVER THE 'BODY'.
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MS- CIVILIAN VOLUNTEER TYPISTS TYPE INFORMATION ON VICTIMS QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY.
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ATTENDANTS OF A MAJOR HOSPITAL WAIT ON A HOSPITAL LAWN FOR THE ARRIVAL OF A HELICOPTER WITH 'VICTIMS'. THEY QUICKLY REMOVE THE 'VICTIMS' ON STRETCHERS AND WAITING AMBULANCE.
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CU- OPERATING CEILING LIGHTS AS SEEN BY A PATIENT BEING ROLLED IN. PATIENT BEING ANESTHETIZED.
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MS- A ROOM FULL OF 'UMPIRES' SIT IN A CLASSROOM AND CRITIQUE THE EVENT.
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE JOB OF THE ARMY'S CORP OF ENGINEERS AND THE WORK IT DOES BEFORE A DIASTER OCCURS
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MONTAGE- THE WINDS AND FLOODS OF A HURRICANE AS IT STRIKES THE LAND. (LOGGED BEFORE)
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LS- ARMY'S CORP OF ENGINEERS WATERWAY'S EXPERIMENT STATION IN VICKSBURG, VIRGINIA.
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AERIAL- A 'LIVING' SCALE MODEL OF RHODE ISLAND'S NARAGANSET BAY AREA IN MINIATURE IS USED TO SEE THE EFFECTS OF FLOODS ON THE AREA.
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MONTAGE- A GENERATOR IS USED TO REPRODUCE HURRICAN TIDES IN MINIATURE.
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AERIAL- PAN OF THE HUNDREDS THOUSANDS OF SQUARE MILES OF FLOODING CAUSED BY AN OVERFLOWING RIVER.
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MS- MEN AND WOMEN CARRY CHILDREN THROUGH KNEE DEEP WATER OUT OF FLOODED HOMES
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LS- HUNDREDS OF GIS FORMING A LONG LINE PASS SAND BAGS ALONG A RIVER.
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MONTAGE- A SCALE MODEL OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE RIVER COVERING OVER 220 ACRES IS ALSO PART OF EXPERIMENT IN THE CONTROL OF FLOODS AT THE WATERWAY'S STATION. (PAN)
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MONTAGE- HUGE EARTH MOVERS AND DERRICKS PULL HUGE QUANTITIES OF EARTH ALONG THE BANKS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI TO FORM A PROPER SLOPE FOR STABILITY
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LS- A 150 FOOT WIDE MATTRESS MADE CONCRETE SLABS IS LAYED OVER THE BANKS OF THE RIVER LIKE A BLANKET. OVER 326 MILES OF RIVER BOTTOM IS
COVERED BY THIS FLEXIBLE CEMENT BLANKET. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE MANY PROJECTS DONE BY THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS TO BENEFIT THE CIVILIAN POPULATION (LOGGED BEFORE) INCLUDING THE LARGEST DREDGING VESSEL A HUGE PORTABLE PIER AND BRIDGE BUILDING
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MONTAGE- SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE FORT RANDALL DAM AT THE MOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER.
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LS- THE BIGGEST BUILDING UNDERTAKING BY THE CORP OF ENGINEERS WAS THE 2 BILLION DOLLAR ATOMIC BOMB PROJECT 'MANHATTAN DISTRICT'.
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"DEW LINE"
ROLE OF THE ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORPS IN THE ARCTIC IN CARRYING SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT TO THE FAR-FLUNG DEW LINE OUTPOSTS |
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NARRATOR TELLS ABOUT STRENGTH AND PREPARDEDNESS TO KEEP THE PEACE AND THE WORK OF THE 589TH ARMY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY AS IT SUPPLIES A NEW RADAR SITE NEAR GREENLAND
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MS- A FAMILY SITTING AT A DINNER TABLE AND FATHER CUTTING THE ROAST.
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LS- SKYSCRAPERS OF A MODERN CITY AND PEOPLE BUSILY WALKING IT'S STREETS.
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LS- MILITARY MEN SIT IN THE GALLERY OF THE COMBAT OPERATION CENTER OF THE CONTINENTAL AIR DEFENSE COMMAND HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO SPRINGS KEEPING VIGIL OVER THE SKYWAYS.
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MONTAGE- NIKE MISSILES RISE FROM UNDER THE GROUND AND POINT SKYWARDS PREPARED TO FIRE.
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MONTAGE- VARIOUS TYPES OF SPINNING RADAR ANTENNA SEARCH THE SKYS.
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| 00:33:20 1906 |
LS- RADAR DOMES, ON PLATFORMS CALLED 'TEXAS TOWERS', BECAUSE THEY RESEMBLE OFF-SHORE OIL RIGS 100 MILES OFF THE U.S. COAST
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| 00:33:33 1919 |
MS- GIS, INSIDE THE TOWERS, WITH AIR PHONES, PLOT AIR ACTIVITY ON LARGE GLASS WALL MAPS. LS- NAVY PICKET SHIPS CARRY RADAR DEFENSES FAR OUT TO SEA.
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MS- GIANT CONSTELLATIONS EARLY WARNING PLANES 'FLYING RADAR PLATFORMS' OF THE AIR FORCE TAKE OFF ON MISSION. CREW INSIDE SCAN THE RADAR SCREEN.
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MS- MEN AND WOMEN IN CITIES THROUGHOUT AMERICA SCAN THE SKIES WITH BINOCULARS, SUPPLEMENTING THE RADAR.
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LS- RADAR STATIONS ALONG THE 'DEW LINE', DISTANT EARLY WARNING STATIONS, NEAR THE NORTH POLE.
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LS- LARGE ARMY VEHICLE OF ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORP BEING LIFTED ON BOARD SHIP AND LOWERED INTO THE HOLD FOR TRANSFER TO THE ARCTIC REGION
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MS- A GI OF THE 589TH SIPS A CUP OF COFFEE ON BOARD SHIP AS HIS COMPANY RIDE DOWN THE ST. JAMES RIVER IN THEIR LANDING CRAFT.
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MS- GIS SPRAWLED ON THE DECK OF THE LANDING SHIP TAKE A NAP BEFORE REACHING THEIR DESTINATION.
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MS- A BLACK GI USES A WHITE SLEEPING GI'S STOMACH FOR A PILLOW AS BOTH ARE SOUND ASLEEP.
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CU- A CAP COVERS THE EYES OF A GI SOUND ASLEEP WITH HIS MOUTH OPEN, ANOTHER NODS AS HE SLEEPS IN A SITTING POSITION HOLDING HIS HEAD WITH HIS HAND
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MS- A HUGE DERRICK IS LOADED ONTO LANDING CRAFT MS- GI DIRECTS THE MOVEMENT WITH HAND GESTURES
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LS- THE LANDING CRAFT COMPLETE WITH GIS AND THE HEAVY MACHINERY HEAD FOR THE 'USS CHADWELL', A LANDING SHIP DOCK.
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LS- THE LANDING BOAT MOVES STRAIGHT INTO THE REAR OF THE 'CHADWELL' WHICH IS HOLLOW AND ACCEPTS THE ENTIRE LANDING CRAFT LIKE A GIANT WHALE WITH IT'S HUGE MOUTH OPEN.
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MS- THE GIS BOARD THE 'CHADWELL' CLEAN AND DRY REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER OUTSIDE. MS- A HUGE DERRICK ROLLS OUT OF THE LANDING CRAFT TO THE DRY SIDE OF THE 'CHADWELL'
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LS- A WINCH LIFTS A FORKLIFT ONTO A SHIP MS- GIS CARRYING THEIR DUFFLE BAGS ARE CHECKED ABOARD A SHIP IN SEATTLE ON IT'S WAY TO THE ARCTIC.
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MS- A GI 'MAILMAN' DISTRIBUTES AN ARM FULL OF LETTERS TO GIS IN THEIR COTS BELOW DECK
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MS- GIS ON CHOW LINE IN THE GALLEY. CU- MEAT AND POTATOES WITH PEAS ARE SERVED ONTO THE TRAYS.
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MONTAGE- BULLDOZERS AND DERRICKS BEGIN THEIR WORK LEVELLING MUDDY GROUND ON THE SNOWY ISLAND OF REPORT, NEAR GREENLAND.
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MS- GIS SET UP A TENT ON THE MUDDY SHORE OF THE NEW RADAR SITE. CU- A GI USES A ROCK FOR A HAMMER
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MS- BARRELS OF OIL ARE LOADED INTO A LANDING CRAFT BY A CRANE ON BOARD SHIP
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MS- 2 CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS SPEAK TO AN ARMY OFFICER ALONG THE HILLY. SNOWY SHORE OF THE ISLAND
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MONTAGE- A STOCKPILE OF CRATES OF MATERIALS AND HUGE STACKS OF FUEL OIL BARRELS ARE LEFT BEHIND AS THE 589TH MOVES OUT ON THE LST'S TO THEIR NEXT JOB
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CU - A GI ON BOARD SHIP CUTS INTO A LARGE CAKE TO CELEBRATE THE CROSSING OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
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CU- A BLACK GI TAKES A BITE OUT OF A LARGE SLICE OF CAKE. MONTAGE- THE SHIP MAKES IT'S WAY THROUGH TREACHEROUS SEAS PASSING HUGE CHUNKS OF ICE
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LS- MEN ON THE 'CHADWELL' WATCH THE ICE BREAKER CLEAR A PATH FOR THEM THROUGH THR ICE.
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MS- AN ESKIMO WOMAN WITH HER BABY IN ARMS LOOKS OUT TO SEA AT A PASSING SHIP. LS- SMALL ESKIMO KIDS RUN ALONG THE SHORE.
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MS- AN ESKIMO JUMPS ONTO SHORE FROM A SMALL SAILBOAT AND HOLDS IT IN PLACE AS OTHER ESKIMOS JUMP OFF. THE 3 WALK OVER WATCH IN AWE AS A DERRICK UNLOADS SUPPLIES OFF LANDING CRAFTS.
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MS- GIS GATHER AROUND A SMALL SHACK, FOR A CUP OF COFFEE, SERVED BY A LOCAL FROM A COUNTER IN THE SMALL SHACK
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