USMC 106679: Cold Weather Training

Description: Item Description Title USMC 106679: Cold Weather Training Citation information USMC 106679: Cold Weather Training. (2D-16-01-71; R-1-1; 57-1162.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2743 Marine Corps Library Number 7141-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-01-71; R-1-1; 57-1162 MIRC inventory no. USMC 106679 Decade 1970 Date 1971-01-24 Description Operation Snowflex 71 activities. Marines of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines and 2nd Recon Battalion train with skis and snow shoes in heavy snow. Marines congregate near trucks stuck in the snow. At an airfield, Marines load luggage into a civilian bus, disembark a USAF C141 with a St. Bernard dog. Marines gathered in snowy woods listen to an instructor. Location(s) Camp Drum (NY) Camera crew Jones, G. (MSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Division 2nd Division Regiment 6th Marines Battalion 1st Battalion 2nd Recon 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 470 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 09/14/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 13:14 Digital file type video/H264