USMC 108795: Operation Jack Frost

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108795: Operation Jack Frost Citation information USMC 108795: Operation Jack Frost. (014-16-31-76; R-1-7; 8-1944.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3594 Marine Corps Library Number 8742-16 Additional identifiers 014-16-31-76; R-1-7; 8-1944 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108795 Decade 1970 Date 1976-01 Description Marines participate in cold weather training, Operation Jack Frost. Troops wait in a snowy field, tow a sled carrying fuel oil, board a C130 on a snow-covered airstrip, cut down a tree with an ax, shovel snow onto a log shelter. US Army personnel use axes to notch wood for a shelter, tie closed and fill sandbags with snow. Reserve Marines board a C141 aircraft. Location(s) Fort Greely (AK); Selfridge Air National Guard Base (Mich.) Camera crew Shearer, D. (GySgt); Hoeynck; Brumfield, R.L. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Division 4th Division 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 400 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 11:36 Digital file type video/H264