USMC 106022: Tank Live Firing Exercises

Item Description
Title
USMC 106022: Tank Live Firing Exercises

Citation information
USMC 106022: Tank Live Firing Exercises. (3D-16-009-69; R-1-1; 55-0969.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

Marine Corps Library Number
6459-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-009-69; R-1-1; 55-0969

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106022

Decade
1960

Date
1969-12

Description
Live fire exercises with M48A3s. Marines disembark USS Tripoli (LPH-10), board a bus. MajGen Jones disembarks the USS Tripoli. Marines board and disembark CH46As in a field and aboard USS Tripoli as part of amphibious air assault practice. Live fire exercises with 105mm Howitzers supervised by LtCol Van Denelzen, live fire exercises with 81mm mortars.

Location(s)
Subic Bay (Philippines); Zambales (Philippines)

Camera crew
Chapa, G.C.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
12/05/1969-12/14/1969

Division
3rd Division


Regiment
9th Marines


Battalion
2nd Battalion


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
490

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
08/15/2022

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

Digital runtime
13:45

Digital file type
video/H264