Description:
Film transfer of “Fort Devens: the winter experience” (Public Affairs Division of Fort Devens, 1976). Soldiers in white suits on cross-country skis and snowshoes. Practice mountaineering skill on sheer vertical training tower. Submerge in icy water. Combat engineer battalion carves road, makes bridge of timbers, places explosives and detonates. Army Security Training Center students learn electronic warfare and cryptology. Female teacher in uniform. Special forces jump and deploy parachutes. Fort Devens salutes neighboring Littleton and hosts community ski cup race as part of good civic relations.
Date Created:
1976
