USMC 108740: Operation Empire Glacier 78

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108740: Operation Empire Glacier 78 Citation information USMC 108740: Operation Empire Glacier 78. (122-16-105-006-001-78; R-1-3; 6-2176.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3567 Marine Corps Library Number 8714-16 Additional identifiers 122-16-105-006-001-78; R-1-3; 6-2176 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108740 Decade 1970 Date 1978-02-10 Description BLT 1/6 Marines participate in cold weather training, operation Empire Glacier-78. Marines load ahkio sled with equipment aboard a 6x6 truck. School children gather to look at a UH1N helicopter. Marines prepare a XM-47 dragon and TOW weapons. Marines play a game of tug-of-war and engage in a snowball fight. Location(s) Fort Drum (Le Ray, New York) Camera crew Oritz, H.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 410 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 01/31/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:39 Digital file type video/H264