USMC 108970: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108970: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding Citation information USMC 108970: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-26-61; 12-2131.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3704 Marine Corps Library Number 8847-16 Additional identifiers 012-16-70-78; R-26-61; 12-2131 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108970 Decade 1970 Date 1978-08 Description Marines participate in joint NATO exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Reconnaissance Marines inflate rubber boats aboard USS Austin (LPD-4). German LCM/LCU landing craft lower USMC M60 tanks to shore. 155 self-propelled Howitzer parks beneath camouflaged netting in a field. Self-propelled Howitzer gun crew operates a handset inside the vehicle, simulate loading and firing. Marines speak over handset in Fire Direction Center located in trailer. Members of the press and other civilians gather to observe helicopter assault simulation and training. German military vehicles are camouflaged. F4s in flight. Marines disembark CH53 and CH46 helicopters in a field. Marines smoke cigarettes. Tank crewmen consult a map. Location(s) Fehmarn Island (Germany) Camera crew Robinson; Johnson, P.E. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed throughout August and 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 02/22/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:28 Digital file type video/H264