USMC 105345: ""Operation Solidarity""

Item Description
Title
USMC 105345: ""Operation Solidarity""

Citation information
USMC 105345: ""Operation Solidarity"". (AWPS-9; R-1-1; 57-0081.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2110

Marine Corps Library Number
3308-16

Additional identifiers
AWPS-9; R-1-1; 57-0081

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105345

Decade
1960

Date
1961-03-01

Description
An CH34 delivers equipment. Troops participate in combat training while uniformed officers, including a LtGen, and civilians observe. Extensive combat training is seen including landing and parachuting with HR2S and CH34 helicopters and on the beach with LVTPs. Marines engage in guerilla training, armed with M1 rifles.

Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.)

Camera crew
Hirn; McKay; Brown, J.S.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed over multiple days including the 25th and 28th of February, 1961.

Regiment
2nd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-26


Squadron
VMM-264


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
375

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
07/09/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:12

Digital file type
video/H264