This film shows the mobilization of the National Guardsmen in 1968. It is hosted by actor Bob Crane who first appears at (:43). He was known for his role on the television program Hogan’s Heroes. He speaks from a deserted military base (probably March Field) as the troops had been sent to the Vietnam War (1:36). The film is presented by USAF (2:56). On January 25th, 1968 Lyndon B. Johnson mobilized eleven Air National Guard Squadrons (3:17). These men came from civilian backgrounds such as a police officer from the Niagara Falls, New York police department (3:39). Air Guardsmen bid their families farewell (4:21) as they head to locations such as Vietnam, South Korea and Japan. A rescue mission is practiced as a helicopter lifts a man from the water (4:52). A headline from the Denver Post tells viewers they were to deploy to secret destinations (5:28). The divisions were deployed at two week intervals beginning with the 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron (5:34). Buckley Space Force Base in Denver follows (5:35). Crates of supplies are loaded for transport including a spare engine (5:44). Ground vehicles are loaded up (5:50). Ground service personnel service all incoming fighter planes (6:06). Fighter pilots receive a briefing from their Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cherry (6:27). Other units from locations such as Sioux City say goodbye to their families (7:02). Strategic Air Command’s flying service station is depicted (8:02). The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker (8:17) rides along a group fighter planes. The process of inflight refueling is shown (8:24). The first stop for nearly all missions was Hickam Air Force Base (8:38). Ground crews arrive as North American F-100 Super Sabre’s touch down (8:47). The Stratotankers and Lockheed C-141 Starlifters take off again (8:55). The 120th Squadron arrives at Phan Rang Air Base (9:23). The base commander of all units in Vietnam was General William Momyer (9:37). Planes from Iowa’s 174th Tactical Fighter Squadron land at Phu Cat Air Base (9:56). Other squadrons were delivered to Tuy Hoa Air Base (10:11). Their mission was to support American and Southern Vietnamese ground forces (10:37). Bombs are dropped and the subsequent explosions captured (11:14). The NCO Crew Chief; Charles Moore of the Colorado Air National Guard is seen at (12:06). Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Young follows (12:18). Guardsmen enter a church for religious services (13:01) and splash in the ocean for recreational time (13:13). Others are pictured retrieving mail from the mail room (13:40) and listening to recordings from home at the tape facility (13:47). A female musician performs for servicemen (14:34). Men of the 174th and the 355th at Phu Cat Base dedicate down time to aiding a local village in rebuilding homes destroyed by Vietcong attacks (15:58). Flight surgeons devote time to treating the vulnerable such as one patient suffering with parasites (16:11). The 120th Squadron approached it’s 1,000th mission (17:46). The mission included a two plane strike and it was led by Major John L. France (18:02). He receives a weather briefing (18:12) and then delivers a briefing to the wingman (19:30). As the fighter crafts approached their target (21:05) they hear contact from the Forward Air Controller (21:05). The target is hit and the mission is accomplished (22:40). The group heads back to base (22:44) for a champagne toast to the event (23:24). Bob Crane returns to wrap the film up (26:44) produced by the Air and Space Audio Visual Service, Military Air Command.

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