USMC 104497: Combat Training in the Philippines

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104497: Combat Training in the Philippines Citation information USMC 104497: Combat Training in the Philippines. (3D-SLF-2/4/16-3-68; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/21 Marine Corps Library Number 2915-16 Additional identifiers 3D-SLF-2/4/16-3-68; R-1-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104497 Decade 1960 Date 1967-09-01 Description Marines undergo training in the Philippines. Patrol mission simulation is underway for Marines. Casualty training, marines practice drills for when one is injured during combat. Marines train with M16 rifles and mortars. A 3.5 rocket launcher is prepared. A marine lies on the ground with M16 rifle equipped with bipod. A marine carrying a M60 machine gun passes the camera. M50 ONTOS and M48A1 tank moves past. 107mm mortar is prepped. 150mm Howtar is loaded and then fired. Marine Colonel and Brigadier General inspect dummy's bullet-proof vest for damage. Marines dig into the earth to stake down the base of mortar launchers. Unidentified General exits a black car, salutes marines, before entering into a UH34D. The helicopter lands in a valley. Location(s) Subic Bay (Philippines) Camera crew W. R. Teacher Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in September and possible October 1967, Division 3rd 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 370 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 04/17/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 10:25 Digital file type video/H264