USMC 108043: ""Solid Shield 75""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108043: ""Solid Shield 75"" Citation information USMC 108043: ""Solid Shield 75"". (122-06027-75; R-7-11; 10-1811.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3375 Marine Corps Library Number 8198-16 Additional identifiers 122-06027-75; R-7-11; 10-1811 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108043 Decade 1970 Date 1975 Description Operation Solid Shield 75 activities. Jeeps, mechanical mules, and LVTP7s move and park on sandy roads. Marines camouflage an LVTP7 with netting, use PRC75 radio and AMPRS153 portable mine detector. Marines in the role of aggressors fire .30 caliber machine gun from M48, move on sandy road. An M60 moves through pools of water on sand. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Cook (SSgt); Nelson, R.M. (Sgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between 1975-05-26 and 1975-06-08 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 400 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 11:16 Digital file type video/H264