Some videos from the US military which are in public domain.
Descriptions:
DU_Q4.mov
Depleted Uranium (DU) General Awarness Training
CHINOOK HC-1B Helicopter – I can’t make this stuff up! Watch this very early introductory film (around 1960) made for the Army staff on the HC-1B CHINOOK (2-minutes)
US_20Army_20-_20Arsenal_20for_20the_20Brave_web.wmv
Arsenal for the Brave – An AMC film produced in 1974 (19-minutes). Kinda, sorta tells the story of why AMC is (was, still is) here. Back in the MICOM days, we had a slogan for MICOM which was never adopted: MICOM – Excellence in Missilery Despite AMC.
US_20Army_20-_20CHAPARRAL_20Air_20Defense_20System_web.wmv
CHAPARRAL Air Defense System – Army film from 1977 demonstrating one of this system (22-minutes)
US_20Army_20-_20The_20Big_20Picture_20-_20The_20US_20Army_20in_20Space_20and_20Under_20the_20Sea_20-
Army in Space and Under the Sea – This 28-minute film produced in 1971 (part of the Army’s _Big Picture_ series) spotlights the Army’s contribution to the space program and its underwater salvage operations. Of interest to this installation is archival footage of early space missions, footage of Dr. Von Braun and MG Medaris.
army_missiles_final-1.wmv
Army Missiles – Don’t let the catchy title fool you! This 10-minute film is about… um… Army missiles. Shot sometime in the late 1950s
corporal_web-1.wmv
CORPORAL – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s
Guided_20Missiles_20-_20Theory_20of_20Operation_web.wmv
Guided Missiles: Theory of Operation – DoD film produced in 1950 on how missiles work (16-minutes)
Introduction_20to_20the_20CHINOOK_20Helicopter_web.wmv
CHINOOK Helicopter (Introduction to the CHINOOK Helicopter) – 1964 film for personnel (23-minutes)
United_20States_20Army_20-_20Fort_20Bliss_20-_20Heart_20of_20Army_20Air_20Defense_web.wmv
Ft. Bliss: Heart of Army Air Defense – Why are we showing this 1970s (we’re guessing) film on Ft. Bliss? Because these guys always get to play with OUR systems! Cool film showing mostly Redstone Arsenal-based projects (28-minutes)
The_20Big_20Picture_20-_20Launch_20of_20EXPLORER_20I_web.wmv
EXPLORER I (The Big Picture) – 1958 film about the story behind the successful launch of EXPLORER I (and, no, NASA didn’t launch it!) 29-minutes
Employment_20of_20Attack_20Helicopters_web.wmv
Employment of Attack Helicopters to Defeat Armor Threat in Europe in the Mid-1970’s (U) – That’s a mouthful! Cold War-era film made in 1970 on how we were going to defend against those Communists (28-minutes)
JET_VEST.ASF
Jet Vest – developed by Redstone’s very own Thomas Moore
Honest_20John_201960.wmv
HONEST JOHN – 2-minute briefing film produced in 1960
hawk_web-1.wmv
HAWK – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s
honestjohn_web-1.wmv
HONEST JOHN – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s
jupiter_web-1.wmv
JUPITER – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s
US_20Army_20-_20HELLFIRE_web.wmv
HELLFIRE – 11-minute film produced in 1983 about the HELLFIRE system
US_20Army_20-_20Helicopter_20Orientation_20-_20Introduction_20to_20Helicopter_web.wmv
Introduction to the Helicopter – 1957 Army film about (duh) the Helicopter (20-minutes)
US_20Army_20Helicopter_20Orientation_20-_20Introduction_20to_20Rotary_20Wing_20Flight_web.wmv
Introduction to Rotary Wing Flight – This is a NAVY film but really interesting because it was produced in 1952 (27-minutes)
littlejohn_web-1.wmv
LITTLEJOHN – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s
lacrosse_web-1.wmv
LaCROSSE – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s
nike_ajax_web-1.wmv
NIKE AJAX – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s
jupiter_c_web-1.wmv
JUPITER-C – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s 1
The_20JUPITER_20Story_web.wmv
JUPITER Story – Kinda dry, eight-minute, no-nonsense review of the system from the view of ABMA
JUPITER_Nose_Cone_Development_web.wmv
Nose Cone Development – No, NASA didn’t do this either. Rare film from 1958 showing the development of nose cone ablative technology
nike_herc_01.asf
NIKE HERCULES – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s
The_NIKE_HERCULES_Story_web.wmv
NIKE HERCULES Story – 30-minute public affairs film produced by the Army in 1960 to educate the public on the NIKE HERCULES air defense system
redeye_1963-1.wmv
REDEYE – 2-minute briefing film from 1963
redeye_1960-1.wmv
REDEYE – 3-minute film from 1960 demonstrating the feasibility of the system
redstone_web-1.wmv
REDSTONE – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s
Pershing_20Joins_20the_20Ranks.wmv
PERSHING Joins the Ranks – 5-minute early 1960s film designed to introduce to the general public the PERSHING system (it starts dark but gets better; check out the last scene with the nun and kids)
PERSHING_20-_20The_20Artillery_20Man_27s_20Missile_web.wmv
PERSHING: The Artillery Man’s Missile – 12-minute film produced by the Army in 1960 to introduce the PERSHING missile system
corpus_christi-1.wmv
USS Corpus Christi – 3-minute film from 1966(?) shot to show the Army staff the capabilities of this floating aviation repair facility.
sergeant_web-1.wmv
SERGEANT – a 1-minute primer produced in the late 1950s
redstone-years.wmv
Redstone Arsenal Through the Years – Produced by Michael E. Baker, Command Historian for the US Army Aviation and Missile Command.
We_20Were_20There_20-_20Redstone_27s_2050th_20Anniversary_web.wmv
We Were There – This was the MICOM Public Affairs Office’s feeble attempt to show the history of Redstone Arsenal at its 50th Anniversary. It turned out to be a PR piece for the successful conclusion to Operation DESERT STORM (9-minutes)
tow_history.asf
TOW History – 18-minute film produced by the TOW Project Office in the late 1980s; provides good historical overview of system
toftoy_psa-1.wmv
Toftoy, MG Holger N. – A 2 1/2-minute public service announcement on how not to blow your self up with a model rocket
Our_20Heritage_20-_20The_20Big_20Picture_web.wmv
Our Heritage (from The Big Picture series) – OK, this is a little off-topic but an interesting examination of where we were as a Nation in the 1960s. Hosted by Dr. Frank Baxter (famous for hosting many children’s educational films in the 1960s). 29-minutes
MICOM_20RD_20LAB_201969.wmv
Research and Development at the United States Army Missile Command – 18-minute film from 1969 about MICOM’s laboratory
summerstorm_web.wmv
The Big Picture: Summer Storm – Story of the Korean War. This 30-minute film was produced in the late 50s/early 60s.
historyofaviationpart2_web.wmv
Army Aviation (from the The Big Picture series): – From 1961, this 30-minute _Big Picture_ discusses the types and application of military aircraft in the 1961-era concept of mobility and dispersion.
historyofaviationpart1_web.wmv
Army Aviation (from the The Big Picture series): – From 1961, this 30-minute _Big Picture_ discusses the types and application of military aircraft in the 1961-era concept of mobility and dispersion.
US_20Army_20-_20AH-1G_20Huey_20Cobra_20-_20Introduction_web.wmv
AH-1G Huey Cobra (Introduction) – All about the AH-1G Huey Cobra (14-minutes)
ar_expl_space_2001.asf
Army Explorers in Space – 13-minute film produced by the in 1958 shortly after the successful launch of EXPLORER I. One of the few color Army presentations we’ve seen of this episode
Introduction_20to_20AH-64_20APACHE_web.wmv
APACHE (Introduction to the AH-64A APACHE Helicopter) – 1987 film on the APACHE (11-minutes)
The_20U.S._20Army_20in_20Space_web.wmv
Produced in 1989 with the cooperation of our very own Redstone Arsenal Command Historian, Michael E. Baker (11-minutes)
An_20Khe.wmv
Films of 1st Cavalry (Air Mobile) at An Khe, Vietnam, filmed between December 1965 and January 1966. Films was done as part of a briefing for the Army leadership. (Editor’s note: If you happen to find information that is wrong on the tape, save it: the people who produced the tape are long since retired or dead or, in some cases, both).
Rapidshare download links
http://rapidshare.com/files/95004891/DU_Q4.mov
http://rapidshare.com/files/92629284/early_ch47-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/92629942/US_20Army_20-_20Arsenal_20for_20the_20Brave_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/92630055/US_20Army_20-_20CHAPARRAL_20Air_20Defense_20System_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/92630268/US_20Army_20-_20The_20Big_20Picture_20-_20The_20US_20Army_20in_20Space_20and_20Under_20the_20Sea_20-
http://rapidshare.com/files/92632563/army_missiles_final-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93057643/corporal_web-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93057862/Guided_20Missiles_20-_20Theory_20of_20Operation_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93058009/Introduction_20to_20the_20CHINOOK_20Helicopter_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93058099/United_20States_20Army_20-_20Fort_20Bliss_20-_20Heart_20of_20Army_20Air_20Defense_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93058107/The_20Big_20Picture_20-_20Launch_20of_20EXPLORER_20I_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93058109/Employment_20of_20Attack_20Helicopters_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93065575/JET_VEST.ASF
http://rapidshare.com/files/93065652/Honest_20John_201960.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93065680/hawk_web-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93065697/honestjohn_web-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93065791/jupiter_web-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93065807/US_20Army_20-_20HELLFIRE_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93065981/US_20Army_20-_20Helicopter_20Orientation_20-_20Introduction_20to_20Helicopter_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93066140/US_20Army_20Helicopter_20Orientation_20-_20Introduction_20to_20Rotary_20Wing_20Flight_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93067537/littlejohn_web-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93067547/lacrosse_web-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93067574/nike_ajax_web-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93067594/jupiter_c_web-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93067600/The_20JUPITER_20Story_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93067631/JUPITER_Nose_Cone_Development_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93067807/nike_herc_01.asf
http://rapidshare.com/files/93067989/The_NIKE_HERCULES_Story_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068379/redeye_1963-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068413/redeye_1960-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068458/redstone_web-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068513/Pershing_20Joins_20the_20Ranks.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068556/PERSHING_20-_20The_20Artillery_20Man_27s_20Missile_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068638/corpus_christi-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068653/sergeant_web-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93069701/redstone-years.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068724/We_20Were_20There_20-_20Redstone_27s_2050th_20Anniversary_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068778/tow_history.asf
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068897/toftoy_psa-1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068898/Our_20Heritage_20-_20The_20Big_20Picture_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93068978/MICOM_20RD_20LAB_201969.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/93069148/summerstorm_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/92626275/historyofaviationpart2_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/92626279/historyofaviationpart1_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/92582348/US_20Army_20-_20AH-1G_20Huey_20Cobra_20-_20Introduction_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/92612885/ar_expl_space_2001.asf
http://rapidshare.com/files/92612996/Introduction_20to_20AH-64_20APACHE_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/92613012/The_20U.S._20Army_20in_20Space_web.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/92613546/An_20Khe.wmv
