USMC 108740: Operation Empire Glacier 78

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