USMC 109058: Operation Solid Shield

Item Description
Title
USMC 109058: Operation Solid Shield

Citation information
USMC 109058: Operation Solid Shield. (122-16-130-79; R-2-3; 12-2110.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3766

Marine Corps Library Number
8904-16

Additional identifiers
122-16-130-79; R-2-3; 12-2110

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109058

Decade
1970

Date
1979-05-16

Description
Marines participate in Operation Solid Shield 79 training exercises. An AV8A taxis, takes off from a hardtop road. A tractor uses an LACH to load a van aboard a beached LCU. An OV10A aircraft lands on, taxis, and takes off from a hardtop road. 469th Army Transportation Detachment prepare the beach for landing exercises. Crane loads supplies and ""milvan"" containers from the hold of a ship. A forklift positions a milvan onto the beach.

Location(s)
Onslow Beach (N.C.); Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Penn, A.; Weatherington, M.E.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
385

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
10:53

Digital file type
video/H264