Airplanes, Military

Split image photograph showing military training exercise involving both infantry and airplanes on a location associated with Fort Benning, Georgia. Event is believed to have taken place during a Joint Orientation Conference. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga., 4-5 November 1949, Joint Orientation Conference." Scrapbook includes a list of those attending as well as the itinerary for the conference and this information is filed with the photographs.

A group of invited individuals are shown having just departed from a United States Air Force airplane. They include left to right: General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense; unidentified; Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy; and W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force. They are attending a Joint Orientation Conference held at Fort Benning, Georgia on November 4-5, 1949.

Aerial view identified as Lawson Air Force Base, adjacent to Fort Benning, Georgia. Further identification states established in 1919 as a lighter-than-air base, Lawson Field now bases the 4408th Air Base Squadron, 14th Air Force. Their mission is to fly the troopers and gliders for the training of airborne troops. Photograph is part of a scrapbook identified as "The Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Ga., 21 April 1950. Visit of Harry S. Truman, President of the United States."

United States Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews (1949-1951) is shown having just stepped off a Navy airplane as he arrives at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. He is being welcomed by a group of military personnel giving a honor salute. This photograph is part of a scrapbook entitled "Hon. Francis P. Matthews, the Secretary of the Navy visits Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands on Sunday, 19 November 1950."

Francis P. Matthews, United States Navy Secretary (1949-1951) is shown departing from Naha Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. A military band, flag detail, honor salute by a group of soldiers as well as a partial view of the Navy airplane are in view. In the distance a ship can be seen on the sea. This photograph is part of a scrapbook entitled "Hon. Francis P. Matthews, the Secretary of the Navy visits Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands on Sunday, 19 November 1950."

Francis P. Matthews, United States Navy Secretary (1949-1951) is shown having just stepped off a Navy airplane as he arrives at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. He is being welcomed by a honor line of military personnel giving a salute. This photograph is part of a scrapbook entitled "Hon. Francis P. Matthews, the Secretary of the Navy visits Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands on Sunday, 19 November 1950."

United States Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews (1949-1951) is shown stepping off a Navy airplane as he arrives at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. He was on a visit to Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands. This photograph is part of a scrapbook entitled "Hon. Francis P. Matthews, the Secretary of the Navy visits Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands on Sunday, 19 November 1950."

Major General Robert Landry sits in the cockpit of a F-102 at the Convair Plant in San Diego, California.

Major General Robert Landry sits in the cockpit of a F-102 at Convair Plant in San Diego, California.

Major General Robert Landry (center, in uniform) tours Convair plant with Al Higgins, Production Control Manager of Convair, in San Diego, California to inspect the F-102 production line. All other men are unknown.