USMC 108697: Operation Empire Glacier 78

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108697: Operation Empire Glacier 78 Citation information USMC 108697: Operation Empire Glacier 78. (122-16-0333-78; R-2-2; 6-2146.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3536 Marine Corps Library Number 8680-16 Additional identifiers 122-16-0333-78; R-2-2; 6-2146 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108697 Decade 1970 Date 1978-01 Description ""H"" Company, 2/8 participate in cold weather training, Operation Empire Glacier 78. Marines fire XM47 Dragon and TOW in the snow, erect tents, stand near campfire. Various views of a 60mm mortar on a sled, an LVTP7 with white camouflage. A U.S. Army snow blower and front-end loader clears snow from roads. Location(s) Fort Drum (Le Ray, New York) Camera crew Boykiw, R.A. (PFC) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between 1978-01-16 and 1978-01-18 Division 2nd Division Regiment 8th Marines Battalion 2nd 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 240 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 6:54 Digital file type video/H264