Movies: The United States Air Force

Ralph Phillips is overjoyed when he runs out of Fort Itude, because he's a civilian again. Things, however, don't go well for him when he gets home, and two pixies named Pete and Re-Pete convince him to stay in civilian life or go back to the army. A...

John McRogers dreams about his future after spending four years in the U.S. Air Force, and is convinced by "Grogan," Technical Gremlin First Class, on why he should remain in the Air Force, rather, and what the advantages would be if he returned to c...

Air Force film of Chuck Yeager's October 14, 1947 X-1 flight that broke broke the sound barrier for the first round in human flight....

Dramatization of a devastating nuclear strike against the United States by the Soviet Union, followed by interviews with analysts and military figures. Produced by the United States Air Force....

The new plant manager at a popcorn factory, an Air Force Reservist, learns that the CEO is a great admirer of the Reserves' work....

This short film looks at the purpose and methods of the U.S. Air Force, and the difficulties of getting along with civilian neighbors. The story involves members of an Air Force base proving their worth to the mayor of a nearby town who would like to...

This somewhat ridiculous 1963 US Air Force training film from the series “Mountain and Desert Survival,” outlines principles of desert survival and procedures for promoting rescue and maintaining personnel health and comfort....

Produced by the US Air Force as part of their Mountain and Desert survival series, this companion piece covers survival situations one may face in the mountains as it primarily follows a pilot who fights to survive after a crash landing without his k...

The Story of United States Air Force support to the Atomic Energy Commission on Continental Atomic Tests....

In 1948, the U.S. nuclear stockpile consisted of approximately 50 atomic bombs. Since the industrial complex to produce more nuclear weapons was not fully complete and there were limited amounts of plutonium, researchers wanted to develop more effici...

Extraordinary film of the U.S. Air Force, including air and ground warfare, and rescues....

Operation Vittles is a 1948 American short documentary film about the Berlin Airlift, from the initial closure of the city in 1948 through 1949. It explains how, what, and why that supported the city. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Do...

An official government (United States Air Force) film documenting "Operation Castle", a series of nuclear weapon tests on Bikini and Eniwetok Atolls in the Pacific, in the year 1954. The goal, deemed successful, of Operation Castle was to develop a d...

An animated training film used by the U.S. Air Force for instructing personnel in proper off-base etiquette....

The Air Force Thunderbirds present air shows for civilians in Southeast Asia as a gesture of U.S. goodwill....

This operation conducted at the Nevada Test Site consisted of 11 atmospheric tests. There were three airdrops, seven tower tests, and one airburst. Conducted between March 17 and June 4, 1953, this operation involved the testing of new theories, usin...

Produced by the U.S. Air Force, this vintage doc shows how advanced engineering keeps Americans safe from accidental detonations of nuclear weapons....