 to Germany From Alaska to Puerto Rico All over the world the United States Army is on the alert to defend our country you the American people against aggression This is the big picture an official television report to the nation from the United States Army Now to show you part of the big picture here is Sergeant Stewart Queen Our story today is Third Army another in a special series of first-hand reports on the continental armies of the United States If you have ever visited certain portions of the southeastern area of America You have no doubt at some time seen parachutes floating to earth You may have wondered where they came from and how men were trained in this type of duty Well, that's just one of the many activities you'll see and hear about Our guide on this tour of Third Army is Lieutenant John Mortimer. This is Lieutenant John Mortimer Another chapter is about to begin in the story of our army areas in the zone of the interior The big picture camera truck slows down as it enters the gate at Fort MacPherson, Georgia This is headquarters of the Third Army. It is from this post that our tour of the Third Army installations and activities will begin We're a little early for our appointment with Lieutenant General AR Boling commanding general of Third Army So let's stop off in Patton Hall for a look in at a meeting of the area Army Advisory Committee The gentleman on the left are Mr. Earl Koch Jr. and Dr. Alan Albert The other man is Mr. Richard Rich chairman of the Atlanta Army Advisory Committee Would you tell us just how you function with the Army? Well, Lieutenant the Army Advisory Group was organized right after the last World War With the thought that in a democracy the military should know more about the community in which they live and the The citizens at large should know more about the problems of the military and the the group was organized for the purpose of Sort of acting as he layers or a coordinator to integrate These two groups of citizens to gather into the community, and I think it's very worthy and desirable objective Now do you function for the Army as a whole or just for Third Army? Well, we actually function for the whole system of national defense actually Because we have an opportunity not only in Army areas such as the third but throughout the nation You know civilian aides to the Secretary of the Army in every state as well as an advisory group Throughout the entire Army area of all Army areas now doctor. How many advisers are there per state? Well, there's an advisor for each state in Georgia. It happens that there are two of us. Why is that? Well, I think that's probably because of the very large number of troops that there are in this state It's a very very important state from military standpoint, and we have special problems, too Which have to do very largely with the matter of community facilities They type of housing that's available and so on because we moved in a lot of people in here in a very few few years I think it's always well worth pointing out that most of us are natives of the area that we come from my accent wouldn't reflect that I'm sure thank you very much Now it's time for our appointment with General Bowie Who's to tell us a third Army's history and its mission? The third Army was activated on November 7th, 1918 at show more France It had occupation duty on the Rhine until it was inactivated on July 2nd 1919 the third Army patch That is the white a on the blue background Signifies the army of occupation in Germany in World War one The third Army was reactivated at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on October 1st 1940 and became operational August 1st, 1944 under the command of General Patton after VE day It occupied Germany May night 1945 to 15 February 1947 Later the designation of the third Army was transferred from Germany to Atlanta, Georgia on March 14th 1947 This army had 281 days of campaign. That is from August 1 44 to May 9 45 It captured over 81,000 square miles 1200 cities over 1,280,000 prisoners and had a total number of casualties of 160,000 General Boling has personally devised our itinerary for the high spots of his command and we are on our way First stop is to be an establishment that is now in his 36th year of operation Fort Benning home of the infantry school Since 1919 millions of soldiers have learned basic and advanced tactics at this place The men we see now are in the officer candidate school These future leaders undergo intensive training in every phase of military knowledge needed for leadership All of them are men from the ranks who have been selected for advancement Most of the activity at Fort Benning revolves around the infantry school The soldier students are here to sharpen their abilities as infantrymen and to learn of the new developments in this complicated business of Defense our big picture camera truck Trundles over rough terrain to watch one of the many demonstrations which clearly illustrate the problems learned in class Major Mansfield holds the microphone Now man earlier this afternoon we have discussed the methods of attack in the fundamentals It goes and having infantry and tanks work together now Let's look at the component part of this small but highly effective infantry tank team We have on one side combat instruments. Here's a typical squad coming into position on your left You gentlemen are familiar with this rifle squad and the weapons with which they are I'd like for you to note the added firepower in the present rifle squad of the extra DAL Now the other member of this team all the tanks if you see sitting further to your left Those five tanks for one particular that make up the normal infantry tank team when they are attached to a rifle company How would you as the future rifle company commander like to have a platoon of tanks attached to your rifle company? Do you realize that on each tank in addition to the several machine guns They have their normal armament the 90 millimeter gun You can see the added to get the maximum from the capabilities is here Now gentlemen, that's particular firing that you've seen for this tank for two and we call a saturation fire We must realize our part That we must play an instrument to protect these tanks. There are many weapons and obstacles on the battlefield Which is affect the operation of these tanks to a great deal more Than to do our infantry we must serve as instrument is the eyes and ears in many cases for these tanks An example of this is a tank hunter team. What is a tank hunter team? A tank hunter team is any group of infantrymen Armed with a short range and a tank weapon. Here is a friendly Tank hunter team going into position with a rocket launcher. Now. You can see that particular team is quite effective against the lower and isolated tank and it is our duty and our Responsibility to pick that up and destroy it for the use of our infantry weapons I'd like for you now to move forward to the bleachers to your front to witness the demonstration which will be composed of a Infantry platoon and a tank platoon in the assault of an objective move forward please Major while you have a free moment. You tell us what you call this problem This is called the infantry tank team in the assault and what is the purpose of this problem here? Well, the purpose is to show the value of having infantry and tanks together The mutual support that can be gained from the two when placed in a team I see now is this class had any previous instruction in the infantry tank team Well, they've had technical training as far as the weapons are concerned and they've been given classroom Instruction is on the tank company infantry regiment as to its tactics and organization now Will they participate in this problem what you have going on out here? Well Not in the live firing demonstration at first But they will participate after the demonstration in a lane work each of the individuals members of the class serving as a Infantry platoon leader working with a section of tanks That's a lot of firepower that we witnessed there earlier in your demonstration Absolutely and all of that that you did witness and will witness Real live ammunition giving as much training as we can To these men the real thing in other words, that's correct. Well, I see your class is ready. Thank you very much Right. Thanks for coming in We are now in the forward position for the purpose of witnessing the demonstration between the of the infantry tank team You imagine yourself as being in the zone of the attacking battalion This particular company zone of action at your end has a platoon of tanks attached to it Your zone that will take place immediately to your front We have a tremendous amount of firepower at the command of this rifle company command He will use all this that he possibly can pay attention to his fire support plan Traction the troops for this afternoon were furnished by able company of the 30th infantry and dog company of the 30th infantry The tanks were from the 550th tank company and we were on our way to our destination camp Gordon near Augusta, Georgia At the provost marshal general center military police trainees receive instruction in traffic control We are seeing how a trainee is put through his bases here at traffic city Intensive drilling in traffic control signals helps the trainee to develop confidence Proper body stands and clear sharp hand in our movements These are necessary to a smooth authoritative performance in guiding heavy traffic The criminal investigation laboratory is the only military criminal lab in the zone of the interior Lieutenant Colonel Tolkien is the officer in charge here at the criminal investigation laboratory Well, I see I have two tests going on here. What is this first one? This man here is now determining whether a narcotic or one of the barbiturates is present in evidence submitted by field investigating detachment We have many tests of this type being performed at all times and the second test I see some GI socks. Oh, yeah, this is a case that is rather peculiar it there was sent into us from a Storage depot in the Alaskan command and these Army socks were subjected to a fire of unknown origin is up to us to determine if possible the cause of that fire Then you're going to sort of recreate the fire. Oh, yes, this test that is now being conducted is to determine the Ignition temperature point and From that we can determine whether the article itself is of a combustible nature or whether it was intentionally set and We hope to be of an assistance in the solution of this case before we are through that's very interesting Colonel Thank you for talking to the big picture camera glad to have been able to assist you by now Another important activity at Camp Gordon is the training of communication specialist who study at the signal core training center This small group is inspecting a modern tool of a soldier called radiact a Super-sensitive instrument used to detect and compute radioactive particles present after an atomic explosion An interesting spectacle is the pole archer a game of catch is useful in teaching these linemen trainees To become free and easy while perched at the top of a telephone pole as for getting down in a hurry Training by closed circuit television transmission is another feature of the southeastern signal school We're going to visit one of the classrooms which use this electronic teaching miracle and learn more about it from lieutenant Colonel white Trailer repeater system with a switch down in DC line position Then your magnate will step back I'd like to have you tell our big picture audience just about this broad horizon TV classroom here certainly lieutenant Here in the southeastern signal school for some time We have been conducting experiments in the use of television as an aid to military instruction We have progressed to the point where a number of hours of instruction are given during the regular courses here in the school We find that we are able to bring to the attention of the students all of the students not merely those in the front row The various intricate small and complicated parts what you use in various items of signal equipment Was this something that is going to be army-wide someday colonel we expected it well lieutenant We're quite confident that it will in the future. That's a great field. We think they can help instruction It has been a great help to us thus far and we expect that it will become even better. Thank you very much. Not at all We'll be heading north now on our way to a point 50 miles below the state capital of North Carolina to Fort Bragg home of the famed 18th Airborne Corps But before seeing the big show we're going to stop by to see a bit of a little known activity the Army Psychological Warfare Center Lieutenant Marty Moore here who is chief of the leaflet section knows a lot about psychological warfare Lieutenant, how would you sum up Si war? Sum it up? Well, I would say that psychological warfare is the actual dissemination of facts to the enemy with the intention of mind of Lowering his morale of his emotions or his ability to fight. That's quite a mission Yes, that's one of the toughest jobs in psychological warfare and actually convincing the enemy soldier or the civilian that we are telling him the truth You know if the enemy ever caught us and telling him a big lie Then we would actually be in a bad shape for psychological warfare If he ever did catch us all of the work done by the man here in this section and the linguists the Propagandists all throughout the group would be done in vain. Yes with us in psychological warfare the big lie technique is completely out But do you have a outside unit or a mobile unit? Yes, yes Would you like to go down now and watch our L&L team of workouts? Certainly would a Short walk and we're at the side of the field unit. See the Jeep over there. Listen What is he saying attention attention You Soldiers of the Chinese Communist Army This is the voice of United Nations. This is the voice of the peoples of peace Soon you will have no more food It is senseless to continue fighting Use your safe conduct passes come over to United Nations lines Very interesting. Thank you very much to tell you more than welcome to ten more Perhaps the most exciting outfit at Fort Bragg is the 18th Airborne Corps. That's Major General Cleveland Major General Farrell Brigadier General Walker and Brigadier General Daniel They're going to lead their units in a practice jump and with just a little persuasion We might get them to let the big picture camera crew go along It was suggested that we become temporary members of the 18th and participate And before he can change his mind your guide is being strapped in a parachute While the plane is loaded I'm trying to remember all I ever knew about the proper method of making a jump Because after that door closed there was no way to get back to the ground again Except by the same route as all the others During the flight I sit next to General Cleveland who wears the wings of a master jumper He briefed me on what was to come and we're going to jump from a medium altitude 1800 feet The pilots fly to our target area and from then on things happen in a hurry The general is first out of the plane and I'm right after him And this is the way the ground looks from an altitude of less than a third of a mile The general shouts instructions to me as we led a long line of shoots Then we make garlandings Watched the way the general made his In a few moments we were picked up and taken to the collection point And I must say that your guide is having one of the big thrills of his army career Let me take this microphone general How was it how'd I do for an amateur sir? You look like a veteran trooper coming out the door there. Well, it was quite an experience Well, it was a mighty fine that you could go along with us and Remarkable that you could make that exit on the second jump as well as you did. Thank you, sir I noticed that you came down standing up, sir That's right. That was my 67th jump and the first time I've made a standing landing the first time first time Oh, that's quite wonderful. Who were the rest of the people who were jumping with us today? Well, these are all our good chaplains from all the airborne units here at Bragg every denomination These chaplains that jump with the men constantly. They're always with them. Oh, that's wonderful. That's wonderful Was quite experienced there. Thank you very much. You very much pleasure right here. No charge. Hey We leave Fort Bragg and head for Alabama and an installation was started as an artillery range and grew into what has been called a military Showplace Fort McClellan is our destination This post is the home of the chemical core school which provides instruction and chemical warfare theories and Techniques to students from all branches of the armed forces and to military personnel from friendly foreign nations Much of the work here is done in the field where the chemical core school conducts many kinds of experiments and practice problems We are in time to witness one of them in this case clouds of smoke create a situation for a decontamination exercise Carrying spray guns and other equipment the students pairs the smoke field field and start their operations This particular problem is to free equipment from dangerous chemicals or gases Wearing their special clothing these men look as though they came from a planet from out of space Let's find out a little more about these men in their mysterious garb What is the purpose of the smoke lieutenant the smoke in this case is used to simulate a cbr attack Usually we put mild chemical irritants in it to make the decontamination personnel realize the situation is here Today however, there are none of those chemical irritants in the smoke Well, I thought as much being out here without any mask on or one of these protective garbs Well, you mentioned cbr agents. What are they? Well cbr agents are chemical biological and radiological agents used in warfare What are the suits made out of these special uniforms like the uniform that I have on here is an impermeable uniform Is made of butyl rubber it protects us from harmful chemical and biological agents by keeping them out or excluding them from our body And there's another uniform that we have that you see here. This is what we call combat protective clothing This clothing has put into it certain chemicals which tend to neutralize chemical agents and tends to kill some biological agents Now the uniform that the combat soldier wears is not as good uniform doesn't give as good a protection as does the uniform I'm wearing here But it is a good uniform an infantryman can Conduct his mission and go ahead and affect his mission while wearing these clothing. Do you ever use the real thing the real gas is uh Yes training and we surely do we use very realistic training here at the beginning of this exercise or just prior to the beginning we place Contamination cbr contamination on this equipment I see and so these personnel are actually doing decontamination as we would do it as we'd find contaminated equipment in the field Thank you very much lieutenant. Very interesting. Thank you very much We leave Fort McClellan and travel to our last stop in the third army area Fort Jackson, South Carolina On flanking signs at the impressive entrance to the leader school One reads of the infantryman's mission And his motto on the other side Our first stop is to watch a group in the infantry leader's course faced with a problem of boarding the stream burying a wounded buddy A medical corpsman gives them advice and encouragement of a sort an extra tough talk is premeditated The hazing received in exercises like this is a supreme test of potential leader's ability To keep his head under the most trying circumstances and conditions All the techniques adapted to foot soldiering from time immemorial are taught here at Fort Jackson On this field effective concealment practices are demonstrated for trainees And to some of them it's entertaining as well as instructive Camouflage of equipment not only from ground observance But from the air as well is another phase of knowledge imparted to these new soldiers who have only just begun their military service And as these men begin their training as soldiers on a huge post in South Carolina Named for one of america's great historical figures Andrew Jackson The big picture camera ends this tour of the third army area We've traveled hundreds of miles through the southeastern united states to bring you the highlights The direction is to the westward This is lieutenant john mortimer inviting you to come along with us again next week when we visit san antonio texas And begin our tour of fourth army That's the story of third army Another in a special series of guided tours through the continental armies of america Next week lieutenant john mortimer will again be our escort when we'll be traveling through the area of fourth army The marked contrast between the army of today Which employs weapons such as guided missiles And that of a century ago can be clearly seen When we visit many historic relics of america's westward expansion This is sergeant steward queen inviting you to tune in again next week For another look at your army in action on the big picture The big picture is a weekly television report to the nation on the activities of the army at home and overseas Produced by the signal core pictorial center Presented by the u.s. 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