USMC 105973: Reserve Training, MAD Moment

Item Description
Title
USMC 105973: Reserve Training, MAD Moment

Citation information
USMC 105973: Reserve Training, MAD Moment. (Q-16-103-69; R-11-11; 55-1126.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2265

Marine Corps Library Number
6358-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-103-69; R-11-11; 55-1126

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105973

Decade
1960

Date
1968-09-10

Description
Marine reserves receive a lecture in a simulated village. LVTP5s land on a beach. OV10 aircraft flies above. Marines go through field training, taking cover. Marines set up camouflage net over an M114 155 mm Howitzer. Communications equipment is used and minor injuries are tended to. At Quantico, Marines participate in MAD Moment"", setting up mines and using radios. Marines trek through the wilderness and attend a Marine suffering from heat.

Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.); Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Heelam; Beeney, F. C.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Reserves are filmed on 16th of July, 1969. MAD moment in 9/1968

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
440

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
08/12/2022

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

Digital runtime
12:09

Digital file type
video/H264