USMC 108950: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108950: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding Citation information USMC 108950: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-16-61; 12-1777.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3688 Marine Corps Library Number 8837-16 Additional identifiers 012-16-70-78; R-16-61; 12-1777 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108950 Decade 1970 Date 1978-09 Description Marines participate in NATO joint exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Scottish civilians on the Shetland Islands observe beach landings (September 10th, 1978). In Eutin, Germany (September 23rd, 1978) German Spahpanzer II (also known as a Scout Armored Car ""Lynx"") 8x8 amphibious reconnaissance vehicle moves over dirt and hardtop roads as well as fields. A German officer briefs Marines on the German 8x8 vehicle. In Oksbol, Denmark (September 16th, 1978) Marines double time over sand dunes, take prone firing positions and fire M16 rifles with BFA attachment. British war games umpire officer uses a field phone. A Danish tank moves over sand dunes, a Danish Drakin jet in flight. Aerial views of the USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) underway. German helicopter in flight, hovering. Location(s) Shetland Islands (Scotland); Eutin (Germany); Oksbol (Denmark) Camera crew Johnson, P.E.; Foskey Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed throughout September 1978 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 11:26 Digital file type video/H264