USMC 108468: Operation Solid Shield 76

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108468: Operation Solid Shield 76 Citation information USMC 108468: Operation Solid Shield 76. (122-0505-02-03-76; 122-CLNC-76; R-8-12; 10-2094.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3384 Marine Corps Library Number 8536-16 Additional identifiers 122-0505-02-03-76; 122-CLNC-76; R-8-12; 10-2094 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108468 Decade 1970 Date 1976-05-12 Description Marines participate in training exercise Operation Solid Shield 76. AV8A aircraft executes vertical landings. Pilots engage in conversation. A USN tractor moves AV8A into parking position. ""Aggressors"" fire M16 rifles from a 6x6 truck. LVTP7s move over dirt roads and cross river. Marines board LVTP7s. Marines take prone firing positions with M16 rifles and M60 machine guns. UH1 helicopter and camouflaged M60 tanks sit idle. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Lawrence Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed throughout May 1976 Division 2nd Division Regiment 8th Marines Battalion 2nd Battalion Squadron VMA-542 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 380 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 10:44 Digital file type video/H264