USMC 109048: NATO Training Exercise

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109048: NATO Training Exercise Citation information USMC 109048: NATO Training Exercise. (012-16-106-77; R-9-15; 10-2200.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3762 Marine Corps Library Number 8895-16 Additional identifiers 012-16-106-77; R-9-15; 10-2200 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109048 Decade 1970 Date 1977-10-06 Description Marines participate in a NATO training exercise. LVTP7s and M60 tanks move through grassy fields. US Marines give a presentation to Italian, Turkish, and Royal Marines on the Integrated Observation Device (IOD), the Redeye weapon, the 105mm towed Howitzer, and the 81mm mortar. Italian military personnel disembark an LVTP7. Royal Marines demonstrate the 81mm mortar, inspect a USMC TOW weapon on a jeep. Aerial views of the USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20), the USS Hermitage (LSD-34), the USS Albany (CG-10), the USS Charleston (LKA-113), the USS Hawkins (DD-873), and the USS Wainwright (CG-28) underway. Aerial views document Royal Navy, Italian, and Turkish ships while underway. Location(s) Turkey Camera crew Cooper (SSgt); Shaw Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary 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 02/27/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:23 Digital file type video/H264