USMC 108455: Operation Solid Shield 76

Item Description
Title
USMC 108455: Operation Solid Shield 76

Citation information
USMC 108455: Operation Solid Shield 76. (122-05-05-02-03-76; R-1-2; 12-2065.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3370

Marine Corps Library Number
8529-16

Additional identifiers
122-05-05-02-03-76; R-1-2; 12-2065

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108455

Decade
1970

Date
1976-05-12

Description
Marines participate in training exercise Operation Solid Shield 76. LVTP7s move on dirt roads, move through water, land on the beach, and make their way to forested area. LtGen. Philip D. Shutler addresses Marines in a field for a briefing. Marines board a CH46 helicopter before it takes off. UH1 helicopter in flight, hovering. LVTP7s move over dirt road.

Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Cook, E.C.; Boykiw

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed from the 12th to the 19th of May, 1976

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
8th Marines


Battalion
1st 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
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
11:22

Digital file type
video/H264