USMC 103316: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103316: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base Citation information USMC 103316: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. (HQ-16-98; R-7-22; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1516 Marine Corps Library Number 2058-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-98; R-7-22; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103316 Decade 1950 Description The TTU (Troop Training Unit) was a special Naval unit mostly composed of Marines who fought in the Pacific in WWII. The initial function of the TTU was to teach amphibious landing skills to all of the military services. After the entrance of Communist China into the Korean War in late 1950, the TTU took on the task of training troops for amphibious evacuation. TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. Marines in combat gear jump from a LCVP down into a LCT-3. The Marines are drilled by a Marine wearing a "TTU" armband. The Marines disembark the LCT-3. LCVPs move towards the shore. Marines disembark the LCVPs and storm the beach. Enlisted Marines wearing "TTU" armbands and an unidentified Marine officer inspect map overlays. An unidentified Gunnery Sergeant who inspects the map overlays wears the insignia of the 5th Marine Division. An unidentified Marine observes while LCVPs move towards the beach. Marines disembark the LCVPs and storm the beach. A LST is visible in the background. Marines disembark a LCM which has just landed on the beach. The LCM prepares to back away from the beach. A motor launch helps the LCM back away from the beach. Two unidentified officers talk to each other on the deck of a ship. LCMs and LCVPs move around offshore. Marines from an attack transport climb down cargo nets over the side of the ship into LCMs. Unidentified Naval and Marine officers watch the maneuvers. Location(s) Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base (Va.) Camera crew Olund Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Probably filmed between December, 1945 and 1955. Division 5th Division Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 322 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 10/24/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:58 Digital file type video/H264