Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. BIG SLAM/PUERTO PINE, MARCH 1960

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. BIG SLAM/PUERTO PINE, MARCH 1960

1960

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Summary: Coverage of exercise Big Slam/Puerto Pine showing troops and equipment being airlifted from McChord AFB, Washington: Ft. Campbell Airfield, Kentucky; Travis AFB, California; and Pope AFB, North Carolina to Rooseveit Roads NAS and Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico. Reel 1: 1) Scenes of USAF and Army officers arriving at Ft. Bragg for briefing including AF Secy James H. Douglas; Gen Curtis E. LeMay, USAF CofS; Gen Bruce C. Clarke, CONARC; Gen George H. Decker, Army CofS; Lt Gen William H. Tunner, MATS Comdr; Lt Gen Robert F. Sink, 18th Corps Comdr and Brig Gen James Stewart (USAF Res). 2) Heavy equipment parked along flight line. 3) Troops in tent area resting, cleaning rifles, eating and setting up tents. 887' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) C-121's and C-124's taxiing. 2) C-124 being unloaded. 3) Troops debarking C-121. 4) AV's of bivouac area and flight line. 5) Scenes of C-133 taxiing in, cargo doors opening and 105mm and 155mm howitzers being unloaded. 6) Operations Building and supply hangar at Ramey AFB. 7) Fuel truck being refilled at POL point. 900' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 1) C-121 landing, troops debarking and marching away. 2) C-133 taxiing into park and trucks and trailers being unloaded. 3) Trucks and trailers being unloaded from C-124. 4) C-118 taxiing to park and troops debarking. 5) C-124 taxiing to park and cargo ramps being extended. 6) C-133 aircrew debarking and trucks being unloaded. 7) C-124 taxiing -- being directed by ground crewman with electric wand. 8) Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico debarking from C-121 and being greeted by USAF and Army officers. 1002' Total footage in reel. Reel 4: 1) Trailers being loaded into C-124 rear cargo door. 2) Troops debarking from C-118. 3) AV's of flight line and bivouac area at Roosevelt Roads NAS, Puerto Rico. 4) Scenes of Gen Bruce Clarke, CONARC, with Maj Gen Westmoreland, Comdr 82nd Division, inspecting aid station, then boarding VC-131. 5) C-124 at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky being loaded with Army mule, jeep and 1/2 ton weapons carrier and taking off to left. 922' Total footage in reel. Reel 5: 1) C-124 retracting loading ramps and closing clamshell doors. 2) Gen Bruce Clarke and staff inspecting field hospital, listening to briefing, and boarding staff cars. 3) Gen LeMay and staff boarding KC-135. 4) VC-131 taxiing on flight line. 5) Secy of Army Wilber A. Brucker and Lt Gen Robert Sink inspecting honor guard. 6) C-124's being loaded and unloaded. 7) C-124 engine starting and aircraft taxiing. 934' Total footage in reel. Reel 6: 1) Jeeps being loaded into C-124 and tied down. 2) C-124 taxiing, parking and doors opening. 3) Maintenance crew working on C-124 engine. 4) C-118 taxiing, troops debarking and marching away. 5) Trucks and jeeps driving on flight line past C-124. 6) Ramey AFB operations tower. 7) Army UH-1A being unloaded from C-124. 8) Scenes of C-133 landing, taxiing and wrecker being unloaded. 9) HU-16D (UF-2) on flight line at Roosevelt Roads NAS. 10) Air controllers at work in McGuire AFB Operations Building. 757' Total footage in reel. Reel 7: 1) Scenes of men moving road grader and bulldozer from one C-124 into another (standby aircraft) and aircraft doors closing. 2) C-124 taxiing on flight line. 3) Gen Curtis LeMay, Gen George Decker and staff debarking from KC-135 and driving off flight line. 4) Truck and 8-inch howitzer loading into C-133 with Gen LeMay and staff watching. 5) Maj Gen Raymond J. Reeves, Vice Comdr MATS, arriving at Roosevelt Roads NAS in C-54 and debarking from aircraft. 6) MATS Headquarters Building at Scott AFB. 7) Wall map of Big Slam operations. 1049' Total footage in reel. Reel 8: 1) Senator Chavez arriving by C-121, debarking and being greeted by Lt Gen Robert Sink. 2) Ambulance being unloaded from C-124. 3) C-124 being fueled and engines being worked on. 4) C-124 and C-121 flying over. 5) Soldiers in bivouac area shining boots, setting up tents, cleaning up and directing traffic on dirt road. 6) Scenes of hospital, mess hall and BOQ. 7) Truck being unloaded from C-124. 884' Total footage in reel. Reel 9: 1) Scenes of C-124 crew boarding aircraft, pilot making preflight check, aircraft taxiing on flight line and taking off to left. 2) Truck and trailer loading onto C-124 and doors closing. 3) Troops boarding C-118, aircraft starting to taxi and taking off to left. 4) Trucks, jeeps and Army mules being unloaded from C-124 at Ft. Campbell. 5) C-118 landing, troops debarking and unloading duffel bags. 935' Total footage in reel. Reel 10: 1) 82nd Airborne troops debarking from busses, boarding C-118 and aircraft taxiing away. 2) Duffel bags being loaded into C-118. 3) Truck and trailer being loaded into C-133 and cargo doors closing. 576' Total footage in reel. Reel 11: 1) Scenes of C-124, C-118 and C-133 landing to left. 2) C-133 taking off to left. 3) C-121 landing to left. 4) C-118 taking off to right at dusk. 5) Control tower operators at work (Ramey AFB). 6) UH-13J flying over beach where men are swimming. 7) C-124 and C-118 in flight. 8) C-124's parked on flight line at dusk. 9) Soldiers fishing. 10) Medics removing casualty from ambulance. 11) 105mm gun crew setting up gun, fusing shells and unloading shells from truck. 901' Total footage in reel. Reel 12: 1) Sign at Travis AFB main gate: WESTAF HEADQUARTERS. 2) C-124 taxiing and taking off at Travis AFB, California. 3) Engineering equipment being loaded onto C-133. 4) Gen Waldron. WESTAF, looking at wall map. 5) Aircrews in briefing session. 6) Vehicles, engine spares and other equipment in staging area being tagged for Operation Big Slam. 7) C-133 taxiing and taking off. 8) C-124 and C-133 landing. 9) Truck being loaded into C-124. 731' Total footage in reel. Reel 13: 1) C-124 nose gear during landing. 2) Scenes of Army troops at Ft. Lewis running from barracks and boarding trucks. 3) South gate at McChord AFB, Washington. 4) C-121 taking off to right. 5) 105mm howitzer being loaded into C-133. 6) Jeeps being loaded into C-124. 7) Troops boarding C-121. 8) Series of scenes of troop carrier conference. 9) Series of AV's of C-124 in flight. 10) C-124's with engines running on flight line. 11) Sign at Larson AFB. 571' Total footage in reel. Fair (Basic: orig neg)

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