Fire Brigade
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This video comes from "The Big Picture" Television Program Series created by the U.S. Army. The original decription is:
Fire fighting capability of Airborne seen on "The Big Picture" — "One of the most effective forces available for dealing with the brushfire-type of war consists of the airborne units of the United States Army."
With this idea in mind more than 200 different scenes were shot recently at Fort Bragg, N.C., showing the changes undergone in the recently reorganized Pentomic 82nd Airborne Division. To depict a combat situation, the picture ranges from scenes showing a division-wide alert to the assault parachute jump putting the 82nd into "war." The division gets an assist from other XVIII Airborne Corps units cast in the film.
This documentary film shows what today's airborne is expected to be able to accomplish in an emergency. It is a fast-moving, hard-hitting fighting force designed to go anywhere, any place, on a moment's notice.
You can also watch this video in our main National Archives online catalog.
Fire fighting capability of Airborne seen on "The Big Picture" — "One of the most effective forces available for dealing with the brushfire-type of war consists of the airborne units of the United States Army."
With this idea in mind more than 200 different scenes were shot recently at Fort Bragg, N.C., showing the changes undergone in the recently reorganized Pentomic 82nd Airborne Division. To depict a combat situation, the picture ranges from scenes showing a division-wide alert to the assault parachute jump putting the 82nd into "war." The division gets an assist from other XVIII Airborne Corps units cast in the film.
This documentary film shows what today's airborne is expected to be able to accomplish in an emergency. It is a fast-moving, hard-hitting fighting force designed to go anywhere, any place, on a moment's notice.
You can also watch this video in our main National Archives online catalog.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 2569669
Full Citation: Motion Picture 111-TV-401; Fire Brigade; Motion Picture Films From "The Big Picture" Television Program Series, ca. 1950 - ca. 1975; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/fire-brigade, May 16, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.