“WELCOME TO LACKLAND AFB“ 1971 U.S. AIR FORCE BASIC TRAINING & INDOCTRINATION FILM XD80855

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This 1971 short video was used by the US Air Force to welcome recruits to Lackland Air Force Base and stresses the Air Force’s commitment to a diverse workforce. The man who welcomes the recruits is General Carson, who became the commander of the Air Force Military Training Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas in July 1971. Gerneral Carson in uniform sitting in front of two American flags (0:09). Close up of Gerneral Carson and his uniform and pins (0:50). Military recruits walking in line at the crack of dawn (1:35). Hats placed on recruits’ heads (1:47). Recruits/Doolies stand and get their uniforms inspected (1:55). White Air force officer lecturing (2:01). Air force recruits/doolies learn how to salute (2:04). Air force cadet picks up gun for training (2:09). Close up of gun and shooting ear muffs (2:12). Line of cadets shooting (2:13). African-American officer drills recruits (2:16). Cadets walking in lines (2:19). Cadets/Doolies make their beds and clean their room (2:30). White male cadet with green eyes (2:46). Darker skinned male cadet (2:48). Faces of white male cadets (2:52). Blonde hair, blue eyed male cadet (2:53). Brown hair, brown eyed male cadet (2:55). Red hair, hazel eyed female cadet (2:57). Female officer lecturing recruits (3:00). Cadets working out and training: body twists (3:03), sit-ups (3:07), push-ups (3:20), crossing water by walking across a rope (3:22), climbing a wall (3:28), climbing a wall with rope (3:36). Military training instructor (3:39). Military training instructor walking in line with recruits (3:49). General Carson, Air Force general (4:00). Officer instructing cadets (4:09). African-American cadet getting dressed infront of a mirror (4:19). Recruit getting a hair-cut (4:25). Recruits with newly buzzed hair (4:37). Recruits in sync with one another (4:45). Officer explaining different gear and parts of the uniform (4:53). Brown hair, brown eyed white male cadet (5:05). Red hair, green eyed female cadet (5:06). Female cadets (5:09). Female instructor teaching female recruits (5:13). Recruits complete medical check-ups: shots administered (5:19), hearing checked (5:24), mouths inspected (5:32), teeth checked (5:33), blood checked (5:39), eyesight checked (5:40). Recruits standing in line for inspection (5:45). General Carson, Air Force general (6:02). Military officer and paperwork (6:53). Recruits walking in line and paperwork (6:57). Blonde, white female cadets (7:05). White, male cadets wearing uniform hats (7:09). Cadets walking in-line with instructor (7:16). General Carson concludes the video and stresses that he will not stand for racial discrimination (7:20). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit