USMC 107853: Operation Solid Shield 74

Description: 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