USMC 108457: Operation Solid Shield 76

Item Description
Title
USMC 108457: Operation Solid Shield 76

Citation information
USMC 108457: Operation Solid Shield 76. (122-0505-02-03-76; 122-CLNC-76; R-2-12; 10-2009.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3371

Marine Corps Library Number
8530-16

Additional identifiers
122-0505-02-03-76; 122-CLNC-76; R-2-12; 10-2009

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108457

Decade
1970

Date
1976-05-12

Description
Marines participate in training exercise Operation Solid Shield 76. Marines move through forest and rest in a field. Marines acting as aggressors take firing positions with M16 rifles. LVTP7s land on the beach, Marines disembark, move up beach, take firing positions with M16 rifles and M60 machine guns. Marines put on gas masks and apply grease paint, clean and position 60mm mortar, and eat ""C"" rations.

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

Camera crew
Cook, E.C. (GySgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed 11th through the 12th of May, 1976

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
8th Marines


Battalion
2nd 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
01/18/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
11:49

Digital file type
video/H264