USMC 105843: ""MAD Moment"" Field Exercises

Item Description
Title
USMC 105843: ""MAD Moment"" Field Exercises

Citation information
USMC 105843: ""MAD Moment"", Field Exercises. (Q-16-162-68; R-1-3; 6-1959.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2134

Marine Corps Library Number
6225-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-162-68; R-1-3; 6-1959

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105843

Decade
1960

Date
1968-12-09

Description
Preparation activities for MAD Moment. A Marine looks through the sight of an M14 while lying on the ground. Marine Corps ordnance men set up explosive charges. Marine speaks into speaks into radio phone. M48s move through a dirt field. Marines inspect the artillery mounted on an M48. Marines sitting on bleachers listening to instructions. Marines lie on the ground, look through the sights of M14s. Two Marines setup field communications equipment. 81mm mortar setup.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Wilson, W.; Ayers, C. (GySgt)

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
422

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
08/03/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:33

Digital file type
video/H264