USMC 107558: Operation Exotic Dancer

Description: Item Description Title USMC 107558: Operation Exotic Dancer Citation information USMC 107558: Operation Exotic Dancer. (2D-122-16-0283-73; R-1-1; 4-1982.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 14/419 Marine Corps Library Number 7842-16 Additional identifiers 2D-122-16-0283-73; R-1-1; 4-1982 MIRC inventory no. USMC 107558 Decade 1970 Date 1973-04-02 Description Operation Exotic Dancer VI training exercises. CH46A helicopter drops USN ""frogmen"" into the ocean. A4 aircraft and UH1E helicopter in flight. LTP7s land on the beach, LCMs deliver M48 tanks, 6x6 trucks, 105mm Howitzers onto the shore. Marines disembark LCMs and LVTP7s onto beach. CH46 helicopters land in a field, Marines disembark. Marines prepare 81mm mortars. USN corpsman treats injured Marine before he is taken away in an ambulance. AV8A in flight and hovering. Civilians observe beach landing. EIMCO bulldozer pushes LCM through shallow water. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Bland Jr., T.N. (GySgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Division 2nd Division Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-26 Squadron HMM-263 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 425 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 10/25/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:59 Digital file type video/H264