USMC 105291: LANT PHIBEX Operations

Item Description
Title
USMC 105291: LANT PHIBEX Operations

Citation information
USMC 105291: LANT PHIBEX Operations. (Q-35-822; R-3-6; 57-0066.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2075

Marine Corps Library Number
3275-16

Additional identifiers
Q-35-822; R-3-6; 57-0066

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105291

Decade
1960

Date
1961-02-23

Description
CH34 helicopters sit on deck of an unknown carrier. Marines bearing firearms including standard issue rifles and M1919 machine guns board a CH34. In a field, Marines ride on the back of a mechanical mule with a satellite attachment. Marines direct landings for a group of CH34 helicopters. Fighter jets perform air-strikes on targets. An M48 tank exits LST-162. Jeeps exit an LVT. Marines march along the road beside vehicles and tanks. HR2S helicopter lands in a field and Marines exit. More helicopters deliver equiment. A USMC officer communicates over a radio device. An LVTP5 drives ashore.

Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.)

Camera crew
Pauling, C.F.; Brown, J.S.; Marth, R., Jr.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed over several dates including the 25th of February, 1961.

Regiment
2nd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-29


Squadron
HMR-461


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Negative

Original physical length
400

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
07/06/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
11:14

Digital file type
video/H264

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video