USMC 108732: Operation MAULEX-77

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108732: Operation MAULEX-77 Citation information USMC 108732: Operation MAULEX-77. (MH-11552; R-3-6; 8-1781.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3561 Marine Corps Library Number 8710-16 Additional identifiers MH-11552; R-3-6; 8-1781 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108732 Decade 1970 Date 1977-03-24 Description Marines participate in training exercise, operation MAULEX-77. Marines disembark LCU and LCM and wade through the surf to reach shore. Marines guard ""aggressor prisoners"", camouflage LVTP7s, travel through fields, simulate firing 106 recoilless rifle. 6x6 carrying Marine and towing 105 Howitzers disembark LCM in surf. AH1Js helicopters fly over beach and fields. LCM enters the rear of USS Tarawa (LHA-1). CH53 helicopters land aboard LHA-1 and USN personnel of Ship Marinenance UNit recieve chow, use shovel t o dig shallow trenches in the sand. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (CA) Camera crew Keller (Sgt) 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 388 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 01/28/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:01 Digital file type video/H264