USMC 107143: 3rd LAAM Bn Firing Exercise

Description: Item Description Title USMC 107143: 3rd LAAM Bn Firing Exercise Citation information USMC 107143: 3rd LAAM Bn Firing Exercise. (CL-16-0005-72.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 14/505 Marine Corps Library Number 7499-16 Additional identifiers CL-16-0005-72 MIRC inventory no. USMC 107143 Decade 1970 Date 1972-03 Description 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion firing exercise. A CH46A from HMM-162 recovers USN Frogman from the ocean with a sling. Views of Hawk missiles on launchers on the beach along with its AN/MPQ-34 radar. Other radar are shown including AN/MPQ-33/39 High-Power Illuminating Radar (HPIR) and AN/MPQ-35 Pulse Acquisition Radar (PAR). USN members prepare and launch aerial drones from the beach. Aerial views of USN Frogmen in the water with a drone, recovery of drone and Frogmen. Location(s) MCAS Cherry Point (N.C.) Camera crew Barleston, W.S. (Sgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed 1972-03-12 and 1972-03-13 Battalion 3rd Light Anti Aircraft Missile Battalion Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-26 Squadron HMM-162 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 390 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 11:02 Digital file type video/H264