USMC 103925: LANTPHIBEX at Camp Lejeune

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103925: LANTPHIBEX at Camp Lejeune Citation information USMC 103925: LANTPHIBEX at Camp Lejeune. (Q-16-434; R-2-6.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1383 Marine Corps Library Number 2471-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-434; R-2-6 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103925 Decade 1950 Date 1955-11 Description LANTPHIBEX at Camp Lejeune and Onslow Beach in November, 1955. At Camp Lejeune, Marines dig foxholes, use communication equipment, eat rations, lay communication wire, and move supplies. Footage of netting used to camouflage vehicles. HRS-1 helicopters drop off Marines in an open field. Marines advance across field under smoke cover and fire rifles. Confederate battle flag flies in background. At Onslow Beach, the "red force", wearing camouflaged utilities and khaki overseas caps, holds defensive positions. Members of the "red force" prepare to fire 30 caliber machine guns, monitor barbed wire defenses, and use communication equipment. Marines assault beach with M46 tanks, LCMs, LCVPs, Jeeps, and bulldozers. Marines establish a beachhead, treat casualties, lay communication wire, and use communication equipment. Signs read, "Shore party information center", "S-4", "S-2", "S-3", "Gas alarm", and "S.P.C.P." Ships featured in the film: USS Latimer (APA-152), USS Sanborn (APA-193), USS Plymouth Rock (LSD-29), and USS Botetourt (APA-136). Content related to USMC 103924. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.); Onslow Beach (N.C.) Camera crew J. B. Fellows Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in November, 1955. Air Wing 2nd MAW Air Group MAG-26 Squadron HMR-262 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 379 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 5/13/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:33 Digital file type video/H264