USMC 108457: Operation Solid Shield 76

Description: 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