USMC 108461: Operation Solid Shield 76

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108461: Operation Solid Shield 76 Citation information USMC 108461: Operation Solid Shield 76. (122-0505-02-03-76; 122-CLNC-76; R-4-12; 10-2119.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3374 Marine Corps Library Number 8532-16 Additional identifiers 122-0505-02-03-76; 122-CLNC-76; R-4-12; 10-2119 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108461 Decade 1970 Date 1976-05-12 Description Marines participate in training exercise Operation Solid Shield 76. CH53 helicopter delivers sections of a pontoon bridge. Marines of the 8th Engineering Battalion assemble to bridge. LVTP7s and M60 tanks move over dirt roads. Marines disembark CH46 in a field. Marines camouflage LVTP7s with netting. CH46, AH1J, and OV10 aircraft in flight. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Cook Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) filmed from the 12th to the 22nd of May, 1976 Division 2nd Division Battalion 8th Engineering Battalion Squadron HMH-364 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 11:36 Digital file type video/H264