USMC 109056: Operation Solid Shield

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109056: Operation Solid Shield Citation information USMC 109056: Operation Solid Shield. (122-16-130-79; R-1-3; 12-2109.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3765 Marine Corps Library Number 8903-16 Additional identifiers 122-16-130-79; R-1-3; 12-2109 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109056 Decade 1970 Date 1979-05-16 Description Marines participate in Operation Solid Shield 79 training exercises. OV10A and AV8A aircraft land and taxi on as well take off from hardtop roads. Aerial views of Landing Zone Falcon. USN personnel and Marines work on an elevated causeway at Onslow Beach. US Army containers (milvan) and flatbed trucks cross causeway. At Lyman Road, AV8A Harrier executes short and conventional take off. Location(s) Onslow Beach (N.C.); Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Penn, A.; Wilson, K.G. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed over the 15th and 16th of May, 1979 Division 2nd Division Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-31 Squadron VMFA(AW)-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 02/28/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:22 Digital file type video/H264