USMC 108899: III MAF CAFEX 2-79

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108899: III MAF CAFEX 2-79 Citation information USMC 108899: III MAF CAFEX 2-79. (124-16-3-78; R-2-5; 10-2133.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3664 Marine Corps Library Number 8809-16 Additional identifiers 124-16-3-78; R-2-5; 10-2133 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108899 Decade 1970 Date 1979-01-09 Description Marines participate in III MAF Combined Arms Firing Exercise. Marines march over roads. Convoy of 6x6 trucks tow 105 Howitzer over gravel. UH1, CH53, and CH46 helicopters take off, in flight, and land for Marines to disembark. AN/MPQ-4 mortar locating radar antenna sits on a hill. MajGen. Wesley Rice greets ROK CNO/CMC Tae-Suk Chung. Marine Col. briefs ROK CNO/CMC. Inside the Tactical Exercise Coordination Center (TECC), LtCol. McFarland consults a map on the wall. Marine officers sit at a table for a briefing. USMC MSgt. Pearson sorts through mail. 5th Marine mortar crews fire HE and white phosphorus smoke rounds. 81mm mortar fire control crews work with papers and operate field radios. 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 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 451 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 02/10/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 12:45 Digital file type video/H264