Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. 15th Air Force change of command, March AFB, California

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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. 15th Air Force change of command, March AFB, California

1978

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Coverage of ceremonies at which Lt Gen James P. Mullins replaced Lt Gen Bryan M. Shotts as 15 AF Commander. Shows troops passing in review; Gen Richard H. Ellis, CINC SAC, officiating at change of command; Lt Gen Shotts and wife shaking hands with friends. Includes address by Lt. Gen Mullins in his office (1/4" tape matches this scene). Reel 1: O' ROLL: LF-l. l) CUs of Lt Gen James P. Mullins, 15 AF Commander, seated at desk in office, addressing camera (matches 1/4" tape R-l). 22O' ROLL: GC-1. 2) Series of HA LSs band marching past troops in formation on parade ground. 3) Series of HAVs of troops passing in review, with reviewing stand and VIP bleachers at left. 325' ROLL: FC-1. 4) MCUs FV Gen Richard H. Ellis, CINC SAC, Lt Gen Bryan M. Shotts, outgoing 15 AF and Lt Gen James P. Mullins, new 15 AF Commander, at attention on reviewing stand. 5) MS of Gen Curtis LeMay (Ret) seated in crowd. 6) MCU of Gen Jack Catton (Ret). 7) LS of band marching to right. 8) MS pan left across spectators in bleachers. 9) CU of Lt Gen Mullins saluting. 10) CU FV Lt Gen Shotts and Gen Ellis. 1l) MSs of spectators standing. 12) Series of scenes of color guard, VIPs and spectators during National Anthem. 432' ROLL: FC-2. 13) CU of Gen Ellis taking 15 AF flag from Lt Gen Shotts and passing it to Lt Gen Mullins in formal change of command. 14) Ms of Gen Ellis speaking at microphone. 15) CUs of Gen Ellis pinning Distinguished Service Medal on Lt Gen Shotts and shaking hands. 16) CUs of airmen in front of stand, furling and casing 3-star flag. 17) CUs of Gen Ellis presenting Mrs. Shotts with certificate of appreciation. 18) CUs of Lt Gen and Mrs. Shotts at microphone. 525' ROLL: FC-3. 19) CU of band marching to right on parade ground, followed by troop formation passing in review. 20) LS of VIP stand with troops marching to left in foreground. 21) CU FV Lt Gen Shotte saluting troops. 22) CUs of formations marching through frame to right. 23) MCU FV Lt Gen and Mrs. Shotts standing. 24) Sequence showing Lt Gen Shotts shaking hands with Lt Gen Mullins, Gen Ellis, Gen LeMay and Lt Gen Archie J. Old (Ret) former 15 AF Commander. 627' Total footage in reel.

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LeMay, Curtis E. (Curtis Emerson), 1906-1990

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Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965. LeMay joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, the precursor to the U.S. Air Force, in 1929 while studying civil engineering at Ohio State University. He had risen to the rank of major by the time of Japan's Attack on Pearl ...

Ellis, Richard H.

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Old, Archie J., 1906-1984

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Archie J. Old, Jr. (b. 1906, Farmersville, Tex.-d. Mar. 24, 1984), U.S. Air Force officer, enlisted as a private in the Texas National Guard in 1930, completed flying training and was commissioned in the Air Reserve in 1932. He was ordered to extended active duty in 1940, and in 1942 assumed command of the 96th Bomb Group and moved to the European Theater. In 1943 he became chief of the 45th Combat Bomber Wing, 8th Air Force. During World War II, he flew 43 combat missions against Germany. Follo...

Mullins, James P.

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Catton, Jack J. (Jack Joseph), 1920-1990

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Jack J. Catton (b. 1920, Berkeley, Calif.-d. Dec. 5, 1990), U.S. Air Force officer, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps early in 1941. After serving as an instructor pilot and squadron commander in the U.S., he flew the first B-29 bomber across the Pacific in 1944. While with the 21st Bomber Command, General Catton received awards for extraordinary achievement during combat missions against Japan. Following the War, he took part in the first two atomic weapons tests in the...