USMC 108033: ""Solid Shield 75""

Description: 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