USMC 108033: ""Solid Shield 75""
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Item Description
Title
USMC 108033: ""Solid Shield 75""
Citation information
USMC 108033: ""Solid Shield 75"". (122-0627-75; R-2-11; 10-1813.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3359
Marine Corps Library Number
8193-16
Additional identifiers
122-0627-75; R-2-11; 10-1813
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108033
Decade
1970
Date
1975-05-26
Description
Operation Solid Shield 75 training exercises. Marines with camouflaged helmets board CH53A and CH46A helicopters and chat with each other on the flight. On the side of the road, Marines equipped with M16 rifles smoke cigarettes, write in their journals, and rest. A 6x6 truck passes with Marines on board, pulling a water buffalo. A Marine lies on the cab of a truck while arming the .50 caliber machine gun turret. Marines prepare ""C"" rations and march along the side of the road. M60 tanks move along hardtop road. Simulated POW exercise in a jeep. Vehicles to possibly include LVTP7s move at night. Marines clean a 60mm mortar, read and rest in tall grass, and camouflage their helmets.
Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)
Camera crew
Cook, (SSgt)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed between the 26th of May to the 8th of June
Division
2nd Division
Battalion
8th Battalion
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
385
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
11/15/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
10:52
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 108033: ""Solid Shield 75""
Citation information
USMC 108033: ""Solid Shield 75"". (122-0627-75; R-2-11; 10-1813.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3359
Marine Corps Library Number
8193-16
Additional identifiers
122-0627-75; R-2-11; 10-1813
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108033
Decade
1970
Date
1975-05-26
Description
Operation Solid Shield 75 training exercises. Marines with camouflaged helmets board CH53A and CH46A helicopters and chat with each other on the flight. On the side of the road, Marines equipped with M16 rifles smoke cigarettes, write in their journals, and rest. A 6x6 truck passes with Marines on board, pulling a water buffalo. A Marine lies on the cab of a truck while arming the .50 caliber machine gun turret. Marines prepare ""C"" rations and march along the side of the road. M60 tanks move along hardtop road. Simulated POW exercise in a jeep. Vehicles to possibly include LVTP7s move at night. Marines clean a 60mm mortar, read and rest in tall grass, and camouflage their helmets.
Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)
Camera crew
Cook, (SSgt)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed between the 26th of May to the 8th of June
Division
2nd Division
Battalion
8th Battalion
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
385
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
11/15/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
10:52
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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