USMC 108801: Operation Jack Frost

Item Description
Title
USMC 108801: Operation Jack Frost

Citation information
USMC 108801: Operation Jack Frost. (014-16-31-76; R-4-7; 8-1953.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/3596

Marine Corps Library Number
8745-16

Additional identifiers
014-16-31-76; R-4-7; 8-1953

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108801

Decade
1970

Date
1976-01

Description
Reserve Marines participate in cold weather training, Operation Jack Frost. Views of a 105mm Howitzer in a camouflaged position. Two USA soldiers look at a mine chart, climb a snowy hillside, use a compass. Reserve Marines pull an ahkio sled uphill. Various views of reserve Marines in positions with M16 rifles and M60 machine guns. US Army soldiers play the role of ""aggressors"", engage in conversation near a building, move through a hole in a chain link fence.

Location(s)
Fort Greely (AK)

Camera crew
Brumfield, R.L.

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
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