Watch The Big Picture - Operation Sagebrush

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's "The Big Picture" television series, 1950-1975. Sagebrush was the nation's biggest peacetime maneuver since the 1941 Louisiana War Games. The exercise was designed to test our equipment and ideas for a modern, streamlined Army.

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