USMC 108940: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108940: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding Citation information USMC 108940: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-11-61; 12-1778.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3683 Marine Corps Library Number 8832-16 Additional identifiers 012-16-70-78; R-11-61; 12-1778 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108940 Decade 1970 Date 1978-09-05 Description Marines participate in NATO joint exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. USMC gun crew set up a 105mm Howitzer. A USMC Lt. uses an aiming circle. M60 tanks load onto railroad flatcars, trucks disembark a docked LST. M60 tanks, LVTP7s, trucks, and jeeps park in staging area. An M60 tank disembarks the docked ship, the Pioneer Commander. Marines disembark LVTP7s, take prone firing positions, aim Laser-Assisted Antitank Weapon (LAAW), 81mm mortar, M60 machine guns, and M16 rifles. Marines operate radio equipment. Views of a camouflaged 105mm Howitzer. Marines use a plotting board in a field. A German civilian man with a child speaks with a Marine. Location(s) Germany Camera crew Johnson, P.E.; Leifer Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-26 Squadron 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 02/20/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:15 Digital file type video/H264