USMC 108673: Operation Fortress Lightning 1977

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108673: Operation Fortress Lightning 1977 Citation information USMC 108673: Operation Fortress Lightning 1977. (124-16-012-77; R-1-6; 245-1754.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3520 Marine Corps Library Number 8668-16 Additional identifiers 124-16-012-77; R-1-6; 245-1754 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108673 Decade 1970 Date 1977-10 Description Training exercise Operation Fortress Lightning 1977. Ships anchored on the horizon and aerial views of a ship convoy underway. A CH46 helicopter picks up external supplies from the deck of an AFS combat store ship. A UH1N helicopter in flight. Marines use radio equipment, probe for mines with bayonets and machetes, advance through smoke, fire M16 rifles with blank firing adapters, and set up 81mm mortars. LVTP7s make a beach landing, LCMs and LCUs approach the beach. Location(s) Okinawa (Japan); Philippines Camera crew Gilkey 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 375 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 01/26/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 10:37 Digital file type video/H264