USMC 108989: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding

Item Description
Title
USMC 108989: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding

Citation information
USMC 108989: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-36-61; 12-2137.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3719

Marine Corps Library Number
8857-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-36-61; 12-2137

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108989

Decade
1970

Date
1978-08

Description
Marines prepare for NATO joint training exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Jeeps, 6x6, trucks, M60 tanks, and LVTP7s park on dock at Morehead City (NC). 6x6 trucks and 155 self-propelled Howitzers are loaded aboard USN ship, USNS Meteor (T-AKR-9). 4th MAB embark for deployment. Marines secure supplies for shipping. At Camp Lejeune, Marines lay out 782 gear for field inspection. Officers inspect. Aerial views of Marines as they stand at attention for regimental inspection. Gen. Alfred M. Gray inspects Marines. At Cherry Point, Marines converse while standing near parked convoy of jeeps, 6x6 trucks, and supplies on pallets.

Location(s)
Morehead City (N.C.); Camp Lejeune (N.C.); MCAS Cherry Point (N.C.)

Camera crew
Glenn, S.B. (Sgt); Wilson, K.G. (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
10th Marines


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
404

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
11:20

Digital file type
video/H264

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video