USMC 109058: Operation Solid Shield

Description: 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