USMC 108972: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
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Item Description
Title
USMC 108972: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108972: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-27-61; 12-2132.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3706
Marine Corps Library Number
8848-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-27-61; 12-2132
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108972
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09
Description
Marines participate in NATO joint training exercises for Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. In Germany, crewmen in the hatch of a parked M60 tank and LVTP7s perform various duties. A6As in flight extend landing gear. Aerial views of LVTP7s parked on the beach, underway through water, and aboard railroad flatcars. In Oksbol, Denmark; a freight train carries M60 tanks. Marines board a passenger train. On the Shetland Islands, a Marine carries empty ""C"" ration boxes. A Marine messenger rides a motorcycle.
Location(s)
Fehmarn Island (Germany); Vandel AFB (Denmark); Oksbol (Denmark); Shetland Islands (Scotland)
Camera crew
Johnson, P.E.; Maloney
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed throughout September 1978.
Air Wing
MAW-2
Air Group
MAG-31
Squadron
VMA-332
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
11:18
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 108972: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108972: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-27-61; 12-2132.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3706
Marine Corps Library Number
8848-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-27-61; 12-2132
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108972
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09
Description
Marines participate in NATO joint training exercises for Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. In Germany, crewmen in the hatch of a parked M60 tank and LVTP7s perform various duties. A6As in flight extend landing gear. Aerial views of LVTP7s parked on the beach, underway through water, and aboard railroad flatcars. In Oksbol, Denmark; a freight train carries M60 tanks. Marines board a passenger train. On the Shetland Islands, a Marine carries empty ""C"" ration boxes. A Marine messenger rides a motorcycle.
Location(s)
Fehmarn Island (Germany); Vandel AFB (Denmark); Oksbol (Denmark); Shetland Islands (Scotland)
Camera crew
Johnson, P.E.; Maloney
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed throughout September 1978.
Air Wing
MAW-2
Air Group
MAG-31
Squadron
VMA-332
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
11:18
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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