USMC 107063: Miscellaneous USMC Footage, 1971

Item Description
Title
USMC 107063: Miscellaneous USMC Footage, 1971

Citation information
USMC 107063: Miscellaneous USMC Footage, 1971. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3007

Marine Corps Library Number
7450-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107063

Decade
1970

Date
1971

Description
Reel containing multiple subjects. First, views of a marijuana plant. Second, on August 10th, 1971. Second subject, elements of Marine Air Control Squadron 5 (MACS-5) set up AN/TYQ-2 shelters for Tactical Air Command Center (TACC), with additional footage of an UPS-1 medium range radar. Third, on July 28th, 1971; LtGen E.E. Anderson disembarks a UH1E at Camp LeJeune, speaks with other officers, inspects Marines. Fourth, Marines and USN Sailors in formation on the deck of USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20). USN Sailors fire the USS Mount Whitney's saluting gun while in Barcelona harbor (Montjuïc Castle in the background). Fourth scene, BGen T.H. Miller gives a briefing to Col J. Nastasi and SgtMaj E. Johnson, Jr..

Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.); Barcelona (Spain)

Camera crew
Twine, C.N. (Cpl); Bland (GySgt); Vandergrift, P.F. (GySgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed July 28 1971 and August 10, 1971 as well as other times in 1971.

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
8th Marines


Squadron
MACS-5


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
427

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
10/03/2022

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

Digital runtime
12:06

Digital file type
video/H264

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video