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1970s - 1980s FLIX

Introduction of the Hellfire - A Revolutionary Weapon to defeat the Soviet Armor Threat

This 1983 US Army film was made to introduce the new Hellfire missile. Shows how it is fired from helicopters. Redstone arsenal lab testing is shown.

Harrier Carrier Operations Desert Shield

Harrier landings and operations on an unknown carrier during Operation Desert Storm.

PANAMA - The Combat Camera in Operation Just Cause

US Military Combat Cameramen were in place with advance notice of the US Invasion of Panama in December 1989. This overview showed the extent of the documenation of Operation Just Cause.

OPERATION URGENT FURY - The Invasion of Grenada

The US Invasion of Grenada in October, 1983.

1970 Film - EMPLOYMENT OF ATTACK HELICOPTERS TO DEFEAT THE ARMOR THREAT IN EUROPE IN THE 1970'S

Covers the helicopter tactics necessary to defeat the Warsaw Pact forces in a land engagement in Europe.

INTRODUCTION FILM FOR A NEW GENERATION OF ATTACK HELICOPTER - THE AH-64 APACHE

Prototype Film. Following the cancellation of the ill-fated AH-56 Cheyenne helicopter designed to replace the AH-1 Cobra, the United States Army sought an aircraft to fill an anti-armor attack role.

Introduction of the MILES Gear for Training

"Before MILES gear it was difficult to determine the effectiveness of soldiers and their weapons in simulated war games. MILES gear revolutionized battlefield training and this early video explained how the system worked. The Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System or MILES is used by the United States Armed Forces and other armed forces around the world for training purposes.

B1B BOMBER GROUND OPS AND TAKEOFF

Raw footage, taken sometime in the 1980s.

ADVANCED ATTACK HELICOPTER OPERATIONS IN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

This movie is as dry as its title, but it shows how far along technology had come when weather was an obstacle the US Army sought to overcome.

Air Force Now - Outstanding Airmen of 1979, Interviews with the Tuskegee Airmen

Tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and revisits the site where they trained. Also included are interviews with several African American veterans in 1979.

Aerials of the SR-71 Blackbird Spyplane.