USMC 107853: Operation Solid Shield 74

Item Description
Title
USMC 107853: Operation Solid Shield 74

Citation information
USMC 107853: Operation Solid Shield 74. (122-0684-0703; O710-74; R-3-3; 8-1900.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3209

Marine Corps Library Number
8047-16

Additional identifiers
122-0684-0703; O710-74; R-3-3; 8-1900

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107853

Decade
1970

Date
1974-06-03

Description
Operation Solid Shield operation and training. USN men fire modified M60 machine guns, twin-mounted 50 caliber machine guns, and M16 rifles from river patrol boats moving through the ocean. Marines board CH53A helicopter, the CH53As taxi.

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-29


Squadron
HMH-461


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
265

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
11/10/2022

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

Digital runtime
7:29

Digital file type
video/H264