USMC 108938: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108938: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding Citation information USMC 108938: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-10-61; 12-1776.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3682 Marine Corps Library Number 8831-16 Additional identifiers 012-16-70-78; R-10-61; 12-1776 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108938 Decade 1970 Date 1978-09 Description Marines participate in NATO joint exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. In Germany, CH53 helicopters idle in a field, deliver a 105mm Howitzer and gun crew to a field. Marines unload a wooden box from a CH53. In Denmark, Danish Soldiers use radio equipment and binoculars while in dugout positions on a beach. USMC BGen A.M. Gray converses with Danish Army Gen. Vega on the beach. LVTP7s make a beach landing from moderately rough surf. A CH46A flies over sand dunes. A German Spahpanzer II amphibious recon vehicle moves across a grassy field. Shetland Islands: German crewmen, Dutch Marines converse on beach, aim an 84mm recoilless fun, simulate firing 60mm mortar and carry a 9mm sub machine gun. CH53s deliver 105mm Howitzers to a field. Location(s) Germany; Denmark; Shetland Islands (Scotland) Camera crew Gibson; Johnson, P.E. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Shetland Islands section filmed 1978-09-09 Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-20 MAG-26 MAG-29 Squadron HMH-461 VMM-162 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 02/16/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:32 Digital file type video/H264