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During
midyear tests near Yuma, Arizona, a 2-1/2-ton
army truck is stowed aboard an Air Force C-130
Hercules. Parachutes enable the truck to
withstand a drop of 1,500 feet. |
West
German soldiers in Hamburg welcome their first
German-made military plane in September.
Manufacturing plans included 112 of these
French-designed transports. |
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At a U.S.
House Armed Services Committee hearing on Defense
Department reorganization, General Randolph Pate
(left), Marine Corps Commandant, talks to
Chairman Carl Vinson. |
The U.S.
Army Engineer Research and Development
Laboratories developed these heat-resisting
aluminum outfits for fire fighters. |
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Poland
celebrated its 14th year of freedom from German
occupation in July. A military parade, including
amphibious troop carriers and tanks, highlighted
festivities in Lodz. |
An Italian
military parade seen through an archway of the
Colosseum in Rome. The parade was given to
celebrate the 12th aniversary of the modern
Italian Republic. |
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During the
early months of 1958, South Korean and United
Nations troops participated in Operation
Snowflake in the hills south of Seoul. It was the
largest training exercise since 1953. |
An
instructor at the Heliopolis Military Academy in
Egypt gives students a demonstration in
hand-to-hand fighting. The Academy is open to men
of Arab and African armies. |
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Shock-absorbing
paperboard lashed to this antitank gun permits
safe, accurate drops from the air. |
A U.S.
soldier tests a new "sniperscope." The
device, used on a variety of infantry weapons
from the .30 caliber rife to the 106-mm recoiless
rifle, is designed for sighting at night. |
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U.S.
troops relax on an airstrip at Adana, Turkey.
They had been flown there in July from bases in
Germany to strenghten the armed forces in the
Middle East. |
An injured
paratrooper receives first aid after a mass drop
of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell,
Kentucky in April. High ground winds hampered the
exercise, in which 5 paratroopers were killed and
many injured. |
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Israeli
women parade in Jerusalem during celebration of
Israel's 10th year of independence. Women are
members of the regular troops in Israel. |
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