USMC 108555: BASCOLEX 3-77 and TOW Fires

Item Description
Title
USMC 108555: BASCOLEX 3-77 and TOW Fires

Citation information
USMC 108555: BASCOLEX 3-77 and TOW Fires . (013-16-77-0061; 122-16-77-0001; R-1-1; 10-1871.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/775

Marine Corps Library Number
8588-16

Additional identifiers
013-16-77-0061; 122-16-77-0001; R-1-1; 10-1871

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108555

Decade
1970

Date
1977-04-20

Description
Reel contains two subjects. First, the Basic School Lieutenants participate in beach landing exercises on Onslow Beach on the 20th of April, 1977. TBS students take firing positions on the beach, operate PRC77 radio. LVTP7s make beach landings. Marines act as aggressors. Marines fire M16 rifles and M60 machine guns. Second, on the 1st of June, 1977; TOW Company 2nd Anti Tank Company load and fire TOW weapon from a jeep.

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

Camera crew
Gray, R.J.; Phillips, W.E.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
420

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
01/20/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:53

Digital file type
video/H264