USMC 105296: Ship activities

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105296: Ship activities Citation information USMC 105296: Ship activities. (Q-35-822; R-5-6; 57-0062.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2078 Marine Corps Library Number 3277-16 Additional identifiers Q-35-822; R-5-6; 57-0062 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105296 Decade 1960 Date 1961-02-16 Description LVTP-5s move ashore. Marines at attention salute their superior. Marines run out of an LVTP5. Aircraft soar overhead. A flame tank burns a target and various artillery fire. CH34 helicopters take off on deck of the a ship. Beach landing activities are underway. Ranking officers observe an F4D perform airstrikes on a target. An F4D aircraft is refueled. Marines attach missiles to an F4D. Marines leap out of a helicopter and parachute to the ground. The USS Oglethorpe (AKA-100) is guided by tugboats. Marines head to shore on an LCM. USMC Officers watch a music show. High ranking officers discuss plans over a table and over a map. A USN Admiral comes aboard the USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) for Navy pass in review. Marines work in the radar room and at a typewriter. Two USMC MajGens discuss over plans. Location(s) Vieques (P.R.); Roosevelt Roads (P.R.) Camera crew Shipp, H.L.; Hansen, E.A. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed over multiple dates including the 19th and 22nd of February, 1961. Squadron VMA-533 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 11:21 Digital file type video/H264