Big Picture: OCS Fort Sill

Big Picture: OCS Fort Sill - National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 2569759 / Local Identifier 111-TV-521 - DVD Copied by Liz Pruszko - Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984). Since America's earliest days artillery firepower has played an important part in our national defense. In this issue THE BIG PICTURE takes its cameras to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Artillery Center of the free world where the modern artilleryman is trained in both cannon and missile artillery. THE BIG PICTURE follows a young soldier through Fort Sill's Artillery and Missile Officer Candidate School. The latest training devices, equipment and weapons of conventional artillery are seen in this 30-minute film.

[@OtayBW]

My father was an artillery officer and was stationed at Ft Sill three times. He taught gunnery school. He was a battalion CO in Vietnam ‘67-‘68.

[@ryanbelt4212]

So was my father!!!

[@ryanbelt4212]

Actually mine left in 66

[@richfrazier8756]

Tried to get into Artillery OCS in 1968 but had to settle for infantry OCS at Ft. Benning

[@jeffbreezee]

Thats where I went to FA OBC in 2007!

[@patdavis8416]

Went thru FAOBC 1971

[@fromthesidelines]

Originaally syndicated in March 1962.

[@CocoaPuffKids]

the song when its showing the museum kinda freaks me out but thank you for posting this

[@gardnerpurington556]

In memory: George Rusnak 7/ 65 Helicopter pilot 1st Cav Vietnam . Only member of class killed in Vietnam

[@randydunham9826]

He was Class 7-64 - I think.

[@GMATveteran]

Lol... love these old propaganda videos, quite comical.