Birmingham News sleeve BN0007365
Fort Benning Georgia / Demonstration / Directed antitank missile demonstration / Lieutenant Colonel George N. Prestridge of Birmingham / Much of Army might still on ground / Infantry School at Fort Benning demonstrating improved flamethrower / An incendiary burster to "impress enemy" / Exh...
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| Summary: | Fort Benning Georgia / Demonstration / Directed antitank missile demonstration / Lieutenant Colonel George N. Prestridge of Birmingham / Much of Army might still on ground / Infantry School at Fort Benning demonstrating improved flamethrower / An incendiary burster to "impress enemy" / Exhibited for Joint Civilian Orientation Conference / Generals host joint conference at Benning / General Herbert B. Powell and Major General Ben Harrell / Magic City guests found one of own / O/c William Rinehart of Birmingham with civilian guests John E. Steger and Raymond Weeks representing the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce with Rinehart's classmate, O/c Dewey Shelton of Oklahoma / Special Forces prepare for Cold War / 5th Special Forces Group at Benning Fort Bragg / Not all training for combat / Special Forces are also humanitarians / Guerilla-type warfare has many approaches / They may land by surfacing submarine / Or dive from boat as frogmen and swim ashore / Special forces of Army adaptable / Troops outfitted for extreme conditions / Special Forces team from Fort Bragg / Shows how trained units work with allies / Benning visitors see hard combat means / Here personnel of Special Forces sets off underwater bomb / Some heavy canon employed / Direct hit on vehicle target by canon / All shots of special jump team from Fort Bragg North Carolina / 1st Special Forces at joint civilian orientation conference at Benning. Jump is from 13,000 feet at own command and dependent on precision landing. These landed in front of grandstands. / [Notes included] |
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