USMC 107143: 3rd LAAM Bn Firing Exercise

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