US Navy: Men With Green Faces
US Navy: Men With Green Faces
"Functions of the Navy's Frogmen Commandos, the SEALs. The excitement of jungle patrols, the rigors of their training and a cross-section of life in this unique organization." Excellent look into the rigorous, five year training of a United States Navy SEAL: Opening montage of a limited SEAL squadron on a fact-finding, Vietnamese style excursion through tall yellow grass: CU's of a SEAL putting green and black greasepaint on the face of another SEAL; MS's of the squad in greasepaint and camouflage sailing quietly along an irrigation canal in a rubber raft; MS's of the men walking through the grass, using hand signals to alert and talk amongst themselves. CU's of a drill instructor scowling and hollering at his platoon in classic drill sergeant jargon; CU's of the stern-faced soldiers. MS's of the soldiers enduring exhaustive training regimen: push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, cargo nets, airplane dips, tires, calisthenics, swings, rope crawls, etc. MS's and CU's of recruits wearing helmets and life vests, lifting a rubber raft overhead and carrying it away while chanting the SEAL mantra, "Hoo ah... Hoo ah." MS's and CU's of SEAL trainees going through water exercises, some involving SCUBA gear, others not: soldiers roll off of a speeding speedboat, then are picked up later on by grabbing a tow rope and hoisted aboard the speeding boat; good underwater shots of SCUBA exercises; soldiers leap through an open hatch of a helicopter's belly and fall to the water below. Paratrooper training montage: CU's of faces, CU's of feet and MS's of soldiers as they hop from the top of a scaffold and slide down a gurney line to the ground (they are in harnesses). Great low angle MS's and tight LS's of soldiers attached to open parachute canopies and dangling from the top of a tall scaffold; they are then let go, falling to the ground below. Then the soldiers do the real thing: low, high and level angle shots of the trainees leaping from a carrier, freefalling, opening chute, and landing. MS montage of a SEAL squadron on a fact-finding practice mission. They wear the paint and camo fatigues, carrying M-16 assault rifles. Vietnam style excursion again. MS's and CU's of trainees firing their guns on ambush targets. MS's and CU's of an officer schooling a trainee in the art of hand to hand combat (flipping, striking, reversing moves, etc.). MS's of soldiers quickly rappelling a steep slope. MS's of soldiers in a classroom (wearing dress fatigues), learning Vietnamese from a native female teacher. CU of an American flag flying off a docked river patrol boat, cut to MS of SEALs boarding boat. Good CU's and MS's of soldiers wading through a shallow river (they wear combat gear and hoist their weapons high). Tight LS's of a patrol boat sailing on river. MS's of boat gunners loading M-60's. Good objective and subjective MS's of a helicopter crew flying over Vietnam countryside. Excellent MS's and tight LS's of gunners and deckhands firing on an unseen target near the coast. Great high angle LS's of rockets being deployed from helicopters, exploding on land. Good MS's of helicopter gunners firing on countryside. MS's and CU's of SEALs in navy whites during a small outdoor awards ceremony (Purple Hearts included). Interesting shots of navy wives watching on from the stands.