Arms For Tomorrow 1960 US Army; The Big Picture TV-475

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'"Arms for Tomorrow" is a film documentary about the Army arsenal system and the products and techniques which have grown out of this system. These products and techniques have become an essential element of this country's national defense establishment. Dramatically filmed for THE BIG PICTURE television series, this episode shows how the ordnance engineering and research centers (most of them known as "arsenals") perform several major jobs in making it possible for the Ordnance Corps to design, procure, supply, and maintain the lethal weapons for the Army's combat units. As explained in the film, these arsenals work in coordination with private engineering and research institutions, both educational and industrial. The achievements of Army ordnance may be attributed in large part to the cooperative efforts of what is often called the Ordnance-Science-Industry team. The Army has long known that each member of this group plays an indispensable part in our technological development, whether it be for the military and its mission or in basic research. "Arms for Tomorrow" is a look-see at America's firepower today--an achievement in military techniques--which meets the demands of our modern Army for swift and powerful striking force to defend our country. Viewers will see how this unique firepower and mobility are developed by the United States Army Ordnance Corps through its dynamic arsenal system.'

Originally a public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_Corps_(United_States_Army)

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The United States Army Ordnance Corps, formerly the United States Army Ordnance Department, is a sustainment branch of the United States Army, headquartered at Fort Lee, Virginia. The broad mission of the Ordnance Corps is to supply Army combat units with weapons and ammunition, including at times their procurement and maintenance. Along with the Quartermaster Corps and Transportation Corps, it forms a critical component of the U.S. Army logistics system.

The U.S. Army Ordnance Corps mission is to support the development, production, acquisition, and sustainment of weapon systems, ammunition, missiles, electronics, and ground mobility materiel during peace and war to provide combat power to the U.S. Army. The officer in charge of the branch for doctrine, training, and professional development purposes is the Chief of Ordnance. The current Chief of Ordnance is Brigadier General Michelle M.T. Letcher...

In 1962 the Ordnance Corps and the office of the Chief of Ordnance were disestablished. The Ordnance Branch (along with the Transportation and Quartermaster Branches) was placed under the supervision of the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. Army Materiel Command assumed responsibility for Ordnance's historical tasks of research and development; procurement, production, and storage; and technical intelligence. Combat Development Command assumed responsibility for developing the Army's organization and doctrine. The Ordnance Center and School trained personnel in ammunition handling, maintenance, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal and was under the direction of Continental Army Command (CONARC).

The Ordnance Corps was reestablished on 28 October 1985.

Post cold war

In 2008, the Ordnance Corps consolidated the Ordnance Mechanical Maintenance School from Aberdeen Proving Ground and the United States Army Ordnance Munitions and Electronic Maintenance School from Redstone Arsenal into a single training facility based at Fort Lee, Virginia as a part of the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) decision. With an entirely new campus dedicated to the training of all ranks of ordnance soldiers and civilians, the Ordnance Corps maintains its commitment to the life-cycle sustainment of the Army's materiel from cradle to grave, providing ammunition, and protecting the Army's forces through EOD operations...