USMC 108687: BLT 1/9 Training

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108687: BLT 1/9 Training Citation information USMC 108687: BLT 1/9 Training. (124-16-002-77; R-1-2; 6-2161.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3528 Marine Corps Library Number 8675-16 Additional identifiers 124-16-002-77; R-1-2; 6-2161 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108687 Decade 1970 Date 1977-02 Description BLT 1/9 training during BLT 2/77. Marines ride aboard M48s and LVTP7s , cross a hardtop road, fire M16 rifles with blank firing adapters, sweep hills, use PRC77 radio from atop a hill, and walk with M48s. Marines in the role of aggressors double time. Views of anchored ships on the horizon. A USN LARC attempts to free LCMs from a beach. LVTP7s move up a shallow river. Location(s) Botolan (Philippines) Camera crew Nelson, R.M. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between 1977-02-21 and 1977-02-25 Division 3rd Division Regiment 9th Marines Battalion 1st Battalion 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 01/26/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:52 Digital file type video/H264