USMC 103678: Beirut Master No. 7

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103678: Beirut Master No. 7 Citation information USMC 103678: Beirut Master No. 7. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/1144 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103678 Decade 1980 Date 1983-05-29 Description 24 Marine Amphibious Unit relieves 22. Equipment and vehicles making the transition are shown. LCUs and LSTs and M60 tanks are part of this process. Sea Knights and Sea Stallions are shown flying, and Marines are shown patrolling, digging, in the trenches, and watching a fire exchange in the distance. The airport entrance, the BLT (Battalion Landing Team) building, and Rock Base are shown. Brig. Gen. James M. Mead makes an appearance. Location(s) Beirut (Lebanon) Camera crew Groh (Sgt); Hernandez (SSgt) Genre Conflict (combat) Squadron HMM-162 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 810 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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 10/19/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 22:06 Digital file type video/H264