USMC 108407: 8th USMC Engineers Field Exercises

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108407: 8th USMC Engineers Field Exercises Citation information USMC 108407: 8th USMC Engineers Field Exercises. (122-16-0697-16; R-1-7; 10-1990.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3339 Marine Corps Library Number 8501-16 Additional identifiers 122-16-0697-16; R-1-7; 10-1990 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108407 Decade 1970 Date 1976-04-23 Description 8th USMC Engineers participate in a 10 day field exercise. Decontamination team checks a MRS-100 tractor with chemical agent detection kit, put on suits and gas masks, are hosed down with water. Marines armed with M16 rifles in a dugout put on gas masks and helmets. Marines drink from a canteen while wearing a gas mask, ignite ""CS"" gas pellets in tin cans. Marine Engineers drive MRS-100 tractors and dump truck while with gas masks. Marine 2nd Air Delivery Platoon board and parajump from a C130 aircraft. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Gray, R.J. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Division 2nd Division Regiment 2nd Marines Battalion 8th Engineering 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 398 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 01/13/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:13 Digital file type video/H264