USMC 107115: USA and USMC Recon Training

Item Description
Title
USMC 107115: USA and USMC Recon Training

Citation information
USMC 107115: USA and USMC Recon Training. (1D-16-1-72-57-2112; R-1-1; 57-2112.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3017

Marine Corps Library Number
7483-16

Additional identifiers
1D-16-1-72-57-2112; R-1-1; 57-2112

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107115

Decade
1970

Date
1972-02-01

Description
US Army special forces and USMC joint reconnaissance training, Operation Cable Run #3 at Camp Chesty Puller. US Army special forces speaks over a radio. LtGens Ross T. Dwyer and William K. Jones pose for a picture with a member of US Army special forces and a Marine. CH53A helicopter airlifts men. LtGens board a CH46 helicopter. USMC and USASF work on a PRC-25 radio while smoking. A UH1E helicopter lifts off. USMC and USASF practice rappelling up and down a cliff, across a river, and from a Ch46A helicopter with rope harnesses.

Location(s)
Tonto National Forest (Az.); Arizona.

Camera crew
Armstrong, D.L.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
1st Division


Squadron
HMM-163
HMM-361


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
460

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
10/06/2022

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

Digital runtime
12:52

Digital file type
video/H264