USMC 108897: III MAF CAFEX 2-79

Item Description
Title
USMC 108897: III MAF CAFEX 2-79

Citation information
USMC 108897: III MAF CAFEX 2-79. (124-16-3-79; R-1-5; 10-1949.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/789

Marine Corps Library Number
8808-16

Additional identifiers
124-16-3-79; R-1-5; 10-1949

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108897

Decade
1970

Date
1979-01-09

Description
Marines participate in III MAF Combined Arm Firing Exercise (CAFEX). M60 tanks and Marines move over dirt roads and steep terrain. Marines march up a hill, fire M60 machine guns, load and aim 105 Howitzer, eat ""C"" rations. A CH53 helicopter in flight. Smoke rises from the base of a mountain. USMC Col. Gibson speaks with other Marines. An injured Korean girl is loaded aboard a UH1N helicopter.

Location(s)
South Korea

Camera crew
Bostwick, R.W. (Capt.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
3rd Division


Regiment
12th Marines


Battalion
2nd Battalion


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
407

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
02/08/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
11:29

Digital file type
video/H264