USMC 108944: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108944: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding Citation information USMC 108944: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-13-61; 12-1770.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3685 Marine Corps Library Number 8834-16 Additional identifiers 012-16-70-78; R-13-61; 12-1770 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108944 Decade 1970 Date 1978-09 Description Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding NATO training exercise activities. In Germany, USMC trucks leave staging area. USMC M578 light recovery vehicle loads aboard a German recovery/transport vehicle. Aerial views document docked civilian ships and military vehicles in staging area. Marines operate jeep-mounted radio, file into and out of mess tent. M60 tanks unload from railroad flatcars. On the Shetland Isles, Marines operate PRC47 radios, compasses, and binoculars, atop a hill overlooking the ocean. Aboard the USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7), Marines read Bibles during church services. Location(s) Germany; Scotland Camera crew Liefer; Maloney Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Section filmed aboard USS Guadalcanal dated 1978-09-09 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 11:31 Digital file type video/H264