USMC 108902: III MAF CAFEX 2-79

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108902: III MAF CAFEX 2-79 Citation information USMC 108902: III MAF CAFEX 2-79. (124-16-3-79; R-3-5; 10-2006.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3665 Marine Corps Library Number 8810-16 Additional identifiers 124-16-3-79; R-3-5; 10-2006 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108902 Decade 1970 Date 1979-01-11 Description Marines participate in III MAF Combined Arm Firing Exercise (CAFEX). Marines get into position with M16 rifles in dugouts. Smoke and tracer rounds fly from M60 tanks. M60 tank fires and moves through snow. Marines cover position live fire M60 machine gun, stand by camp fire. A 105 towed Howitzer is aimed skyward. A Korean woman sells snacks to Marines. USMC officers work inside the Fire Direction Control Center (FDCC). Tracers descend from above by night and in low light. Marines keep warm their hands on a portable stove. Marines have a snowball fight. CH53 helicopter lands, Marines board, and it takes off. Location(s) South Korea Camera crew Bostwick, R.W. (Capt.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) 12th of January, 1979 Division 3rd 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 395 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 02/13/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:09 Digital file type video/H264