USMC 108465: Operation Solid Shield 76

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108465: Operation Solid Shield 76 Citation information USMC 108465: Operation Solid Shield 76. (122-0505-02-03-76; 122-CLNC-76; R-6-12; 10-1985.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3377 Marine Corps Library Number 8534-16 Additional identifiers 122-0505-02-03-76; 122-CLNC-76; R-6-12; 10-1985 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108465 Decade 1970 Date 1976-05-12 Description Marines participate in training exercise Operation Solid Shield 76. Marines with gas masks disembark from CH46 helicopter on airstrip. Marines armed with M16 rifles and M60 machine guns consider map, engage in discussion operate radio. Marines guard ""aggressors"" and setup, fire 81mm mortar. CH53 helicopter air-delivers Gamma Goat. CH53 helicopter lands in field. Marines rest on grass as cardboard tags are collected. Marine in dugout positions operates field phone. Convoy moves over dirt roads. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Lawrence Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Division 2nd Division Regiment 8th Marines Battalion 2nd Battalion Squadron HMH-362 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