USMC 108175: Operation Solid Punch 75

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108175: Operation Solid Punch 75 Citation information USMC 108175: Operation Solid Punch 75. (122-1118-75; R-4-8; 8-1812.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3524 Marine Corps Library Number 8341-16 Additional identifiers 122-1118-75; R-4-8; 8-1812 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108175 Decade 1970 Date 1975-10 Description Operation Solid Punch 75 tank training exercises. M60s move in wooded and bushy areas, fire 105mm guns and 50 caliber machine guns. Marines use binoculars and a map, move in bushy and grassy area near M60s, aim a TOW weapon from a jeep. Mechanics place an engine into an M60. Location(s) Fort Pickett (VA) Camera crew Cook, E.C. (SSgt); Gray, R.J. (SSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between 1975-10-07 and 1975-10-23 Division 2nd Division 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 430 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 01/03/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 12:03 Digital file type video/H264