USMC 107987: Training, Redeye Missile

Item Description
Title
USMC 107987: Training, Redeye Missile

Citation information
USMC 107987: Training, Redeye Missile. (122-0428-75; 015-003-75; R-1-1; 8-2026.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
8162-16

Additional identifiers
122-0428-75; 015-003-75; R-1-1; 8-2026

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107987

Decade
1970

Date
1975-04-19

Description
Reel containing multiple subjects. First subject includes Operation Agate Punch activities. Marines aim M16 rifles, 3.5 rocket launchers, set up M60 machine gun with blank ammo, and operate scoop loader. An M48 moves through a sandy area and fires its turret machine gun. The second subject includes Marines as they launch aerial targets from a Ballistic Aerial Target System (BATS) and then fire Redeye missiles.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Cook, E.C.; Dennis, J. (Sgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Section one filmed between 1975-04-19 and 1975-04-24; Section two filmed 1975-05-21

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-26


Squadron
VMM-261


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
365

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
11/12/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:22

Digital file type
video/H264