Summary: Troops passing in review and formal ceremony on occasion of Gen. Vandenberg's retirement. Shows also Gen. Twining receiving oath of office upon appointment as Chief of Staff, USAF. Aircraft: B-47, F-94, and F-86. SLATE: VANDENBERG'S RETIREMENT. 1) Several shots showing WAF squadrons presenting arms. 2) MS showing the arrival of Gen. Twining who takes position in front of ranks, bg offical Cadillac automobile driving up, arrival of Gen. Vandenberg and Secretary of the Air Force, Harold E. Talbott. 3) MS group of officers presenting arms. 4) MCU Gen. Vandenberg dropping salute, bg other VIP's. 5) MS civilian and military personnel seated in bleachers. 6) LS RV military troops standing at attention; also colors in far back row. 7) Series of shots showing female personnel standing under shelter, possibly one of these is Gen Vandenberg's wife. 8) MPS R to L, arrival of AF Secretary Harold Talbott and Gen. Vandenberg. 9) Several views of crowd reaction. 10) Several views of Gen. Vandenberg being congratulated after retiring. 11) CU flag on official automobile designating general's automobile. 12) MPS L to R, Gen. Vandenberg and Mrs Harold Talbott walking toward the official automobile, chauffeur opens door for them. 13) Several views of official automobiles leaving scene of ceremonies. 14) LS high angle bleacbers on flight line prior to the arrival of Gen. Vandenberg. 15) Several views troops lining up on flight line prior to the arrival and starting ceremonies for the retirement of Gen Vandenberg 16) LS high angle two automobiles approaching speakers' platform and reviewing stand, personnel begin to unload. 17) LPS R to L, personnel lined up on flight line--bg airttaft and large boat moving up river, R to L, fg shows set-up station for motion picture cameramen. 18) LS high angle the arrival of Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg and Mr. Harold Talbott, Secretary of the AF. 19) ELS troops parading fg personnel watching, several views of same. Formation of nine B-47's flying overhead. 20) LS high angle personnel crowd around Gen. Vandenberg after ceremonies to congratulate him. 21) ARV two F-94's traveling L to R, camera plane passes aircraft. 22) ARV two F-84's traveling L to R, camera plane pases same. 23) ACU SV two F-86's, camera plane passes same. 24) ALS SV F-94 traveling L to R, camera plane passes. 25) ARV F-94, camera ship passes same. 26) LS squadron flag bearers; WAF squadron, standing at parade rest. 27) Series of shots showing a group of airmen marching L to R. 28) CU squadron of airmen showing their feet marehing R to L. 29) MLS squadron of WAF's marching L to R. 10) Several views showing squadron of WAFa. marching (legs only) R to L. Reel 2: SLATE: JUNE 27. BOLLING AFB. VANDENBERG RETIREMENT. 1) Series of shots showing military troops, male and female, coming to attention, presenting arms. 2) MS the arrival of Mrs Harold Talbott Secretery of the AF, and Gen. Vandenberg. 3) Gen. Vandenberg and Mrs Harold Talbott standing in front of group of military officers presenting arms. 4) Series of shots showing the USAF Drum and Bugle Corps piaying and marcbing L to R. 5) Series of shots showing a colonel talking into microphone. 6) LS Mr. Harold Talbott pinning medal on Gen. Vandenberg, fg colors standing at attention, bg other persounel watching. Left hand side of frame shows cameraman photographing ceremony. 7) LPS R to L arrival of Gen Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott at ceremonies, both men get into ranks. 8) LS FV USAF band marching. 9) Several views of parade,, formation of 16 jet aircraft in extreme bg flying through the frame L to R. 10) Series of shots she Gen. Vandenberg being kissed by wife. 11) CU as Gen Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott get into automobile. Next scene no good. 12) LS front entrance, Bolling AFB. 13) LPS R to L, large bus arriving, entering gate, followed by a convoy or other busses. 14) MPS L to R Buick official automobile entering front gate led by motorcycle escort. Repeat of same scene description. 15) Several views, high angle, LS's showing the arrival of VIP's including Gen. Twining, Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott at flight line. 16) Series of shots from same angle showing parade, and troops standing at attention during playing of star spangled Banner. 17) ELS GC formation of 16 jet aircraft traveling L to R overhead. 18) Series of shots showing parade passing reviewing stand L to R. 19) LPS GC formation of nine B-47's traveling L to R. Reel 3: 1) MCU INT office in Washington, D.C. group of military personnel standing around, L to R they are Gen. Twining, Lt. Gen. Thomas D. White, an unknown colonel who is master of ceremonies, Gen. Vandenberg, an unknown civilian, and Mr. Harold Talbott. Mr Talbott is swearing in Gen. Nathan F. Twining as Chief of Staff and Lt. Gen. Thomas E White as Vice chief of staff, USAF. Both Gen. Twining and Gen. White take the oath by placing hand on bible and raising right hand. Reel 4: SLATE: OPI CREW COVERING FOR AIR FCRCE. SOUND MAN: WARD. CAMERAMAN: CAPT. J. HENRY. 1) LPS R to L the arrival, of Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott at Bolling Field for the retirement ceremonies of Gen. Vandenberg, fg shows photographers photographing same, bg large crowd of people in bleachers watching ceremony. Star Spangled Banner is played. 2) MS VIP military personnel standing at attention presenting arms. 3) Mr. Talbott and Gen. Vandenberg standing in group of high-ranking offieers at attention. 4) MCU Gen. Vandenberg looking away from camera, bg bleachers filled with personnel watching. 5) MCU Gen. Vandenberg standing at attention on flight line, fg shows photographers head, Mr. Talbott steps into scene from left, pins medal of Distinguished Service onto Gen. Vandenberg. Several cameramen in fg and bg photographing same. 6) MCU Mr. Talbott standing in ranks with other military VIP's, one to far left in second row is Gen. Cannon. 7) MCU colors standing at attention while the Star Spangled Banner is played. 8) MS Mr. Talbott and Gen. Vandenberg standing in ranks with other military VIP's. 9) Series of shots showing military troops parading, L to R. 10) MCU Gen. Vandenberg standing in ranks looking up to sky, general salutes 11) Series of shots showing male and female troops marching by reviewing stand L to R, camera pans up to sky showing formation of nine. B-47's flying overhead L to R, camera pans back to troops parading. 12) Series of shots showing Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott leaving scene of ceremonies. Reel 5: SLATE: VANDENBERG RETIREMENT. DATE June, 3O, 1953. 1) Series of shots showing , WAF troops preparing to form and presenting arms. 2) Series of shots showing crowd reactions 3) MCU Gen. Omar Bradley speaking with a foreign officer, both seated in chairs. 4) MPS L to R arrival of Gen. Nathan Twining. 5) MLPS R to L arrival of Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott. 6) Gen. Vandenberg standing at attention presenting arms--bg other military VIP's doing same. 7) SV MS Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott standing in ranks. 8) Several views of USAF Drum and Bugle Corps performing on flight line. 9) MCU Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott watching same. LS officers of each squadron presented at ceremonies coming forward and presenting arms to Gen. Vandenberg. 11) MCU Gen. Vandenberg returning salutes. 12) MS cameramen photographing colors and Gen. Vandenberg standing in front of colors. 13) MCU Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott: Mr. Talbott is pinning medal onto general. Several views of same. 14) Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott in ranks. 15) MS colors standing at attention. 16) MCU Gen. Vandenberg presenting arms. 17) CU feet of a group of military troops moving L to R. 18) Several views of troops on parade. 19) LS GC formation of 16 jet aircraft, fighter type, traveling L to R--fg military troops parading. 20) MS Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott standing at attention in bg overhead formation of nine B-47's traveling L to R--camera pans up to jet aircraft passing overhead. 21) MS WAF troops marching L to R in parade. 22) Series of shots showing Gen. Vandenberg being congradulated by personnel after ceremonies, also kissing wife. 23) CU pan L to R general getting into official car followed by Mr. Ta1bott. 24) Series of shots showing the general and escort leaving scene of ceremonies. 25) MS INT L to R Gen. Twining, Gen. White, unidentified colonel, Gen. Vandenberg, unidentified general, and Mr. Ta1bott. Gen. Nathan Twining being sworn in by Mr. Ta1bott as Chief of Staff, USAF. Gen. Vandenberg congratulates Gen. Nathan Twining 26) Cu Gen. Nathan Twining takes oath. 27) MCU Gen. Nathan Twining, Gene Vandenberg, and Mr. Talbott. Gen. Twining being congratulated by Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott. 28) CU INT Gen. Vandenberg. 29) CU INT Gen. Twining. 30) Gen. Vandenberg and Mr. Talbott. 31) Gen. Twining, Gen. Vandenberg, and Mr. Talbott. Gen. Twining and Mr. Talbott shaking hands. 32) MCU INT Gen. Twining and Lt. Gen. Thomas white. 33) CU INT Gen. Twining. 34) MCU Gen. and Mrs. Twining and Gen. and Mrs. White, talking together. 35) MCU Gen. Twining and famly. Good
