USMC 105590: Exercise Grassroots

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105590: Exercise Grassroots Citation information USMC 105590: Exercise Grassroots. (TFR-3-63; HQ-16-11-64; R-3-3; 57-0486.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2477 Marine Corps Library Number 3624-16 Additional identifiers TFR-3-63; HQ-16-11-64; R-3-3; 57-0486 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105590 Decade 1960 Date 1964 Description Activity from Grassroots '64, a full-scale counterguerrilla counterinsurgency exercise. A UH1 helicopter takes off from an airstrip. A C130 taxis on a runway. Marines speak with simulated civilian leader. Close-ups of a sign for Grassroots '64. Marines playing the role of guerrillas ride by in a truck. Simulated prisoner exchange with USMC personnel in the role of opposing forces. Flag raising ceremony with Marine musicians. Marines at an amphitheater observe and participate in rodeo activities. Simulated of opposing forces leader by helicopter. Last third of video consists of illustrated title cards. Location(s) Camp Pickett (VA) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary 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 420 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 07/19/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 12:02 Digital file type video/H264