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Operation Praying Mantis: helicopter, ships, explosions
Extreme long shot of USMC AH-1 helo hovering over ocean. 51-30: ELS of ships moving through ocean. 52-48: ELS of explosions in the water.
Operation Praying Mantis: helicopter, evacuation warning
Aerial view of US Marine Corps AH-1W helo on deck of USS Trenton (LPD 14), with rotors turning. ECU of gunner and machine gun in flying helo. 54:01: Target acquisition camera footage of ocean, while PA system warning is given to Iranians to evacuate an oil platform.
Operation Deny Flight: air traffic
NOTE: This tape relates to Operation Deny Flight, air operations for the enforcement of a no-fly zone over Bosnia. KC-135R aircraft approaches and lands. 00:22: KC-135R taxiing. 01:40: KC-135A parked as landing gear is chocked, nose gear is inspected, forward cargo door is opened, oil added to engine, mobile ramp is moved to side of aircraft and personnel exit. 04:20: KC-135R taxis to right, turns and taxis to left; intercut with US Navy C-9 aircraft approaching runway. 06:20: KC-135R taxis past control tower, turns and stops. 08:26: F-16 jet fighter approaches runway and lands. 08:46: C-141B approaches and lands. 09:36: KC-135R approaches and lands. 10:17: KC-135R taxis and turns with drogue on tip of boom. 12:57: KC-135R taxis, turns and stops. 14:41: KC-135R cockpit during takeoff.
Operation Deny Flight: air-to-air refueling
F-15 jet fighters approach boom of air tanker and refuel. Tight shots of pilot and hookup (part of air operations for "Deny Flight," the enforcement of a no-fly zone over Bosnia).
Desert Shield: gas mask instruction
Interior shot of US Navy female officer (lieutenant commander?) instructing sailors on how to use a gas mask.
Desert Shield: dental work
INT of dental facility with dentist or dental technician working on a patient in a chair.
Desert Shield: Saudi liaison officers
INT of Prince Abdula Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Saudi liaison officers talk at their desks; one is on the phone. A Saudi colonel gives a welcoming speech while sitting at his desk.
Desert Shield: soldiers in helicopters
CU of soldier with M-16 sitting near door of helo in flight over the desert. Pan shot to other soldiers in helo.
Desert Shield: interviews of patient and surgeon
Interviews. Master Sergeant Traver talks about his neck surgery. Interview with surgeon from the 56th Tactical Air Command Hospital, MacDill Air Force Base, who was deployed to Saudi Arabia.
Desert Shield: air to air refueling
AV of a KS-3A air tanker refueling an A-6 Intruder attack plane, shot from the A-6 cockpit.
Desert Shield: identification of remains
Interview with unidentified Air Force major, who discusses mortuary affairs, the identification of remains, and his unit's service during the deployment.
Desert Shield: Patriot and Stinger missiles
Soldier looks through binoculars while standing behind sandbag bunker, intercut with pan of area and MIM-104 Patriot tactical air defense missille systems. Shots of Patriot missile launchers with camouflage netting. Pedestal-mounted Stinger missile launcher rotating, mounted on jeep. Brief shot of Patriot launchers in the distance. US Army soldier discusses pedestal-mounted Stinger missiles.
Various shots of M-1 Abrams medium tank maneuvering in the desert. CU of Vulcan gun system, shown rotating its barrels (official designation in M1-63A1 SPAA gun system; Vulcan is probably the manufacturer's name). Various shots of M-2 Bradley armored personnel carrier (infantry fighting vehicle) with turrets rotating and the car maneuvering in the desert.
Desert Shield: US Marines
US Marines unload a bulldozer from a docked ship, using tires as cushions for the dozer's metal tracks. Shots of Marines digging in and making bunkers in the sand. Interview with Staff Sergeant Marle, USMC, who talks about his unit's night mission of guarding checkpoints. Pan shot of area. A Marine guard searches a vehicle and checks driver's ID. (Note: Marle interview and checkpoint scene are tinted blue.)
Desert Shield: medical treatment
Ambulance backs up to hospital tent of 1st Tactical Air Command Hospital from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, deployed to the desert. A patient suffering from heat exhaustion is taken from ambulance and walked into tent. He is checked for blood pressure, temperature. Doctors asks him questions. Interview with SRA (Senior Airman?) Johnson, hospital technician, who explains treatment for heat exhaustion victims.
Desert Shield: post office
Interview with Major Whitaker, postmaster for Operation Desert Shield. He explains delivery of mail, use of correct zip codes, and customs regulations. INT of postal facility, with customers and workers.
Operation Provide Promise: airlift mission
Operation Provide Promise: airlift mission Zagreb, Croatia Int of C-130 Hercules air transport, showing navigator with helmet and flak vest. Also pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer. View from C-130 cockpit as plane approaches, lands and taxis at Zagreb.
Operation Provide Promise: airlift mission
Operation Provide Promise: airlift mission Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Int of C-130 Hercules plane, showing crew in cockpit, prepared for a combat situation. Plane approaches, lands and taxis at airport in Sarajevo.
Two women - 1 young, 1 old, sitting on chase...
Two women - 1 young, 1 old, sitting on chase lounges - talking
Woman cooking/camping
Woman cooking/camping
Mink on model
Mink on model
Man & woman standing on bridge
Man & woman standing on bridge
Jean Bartell
Jean Bartell
Air pollution control-enforcing patrol
Air pollution control-enforcing patrol