USMC 109060: Operation Solid Shield

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109060: Operation Solid Shield Citation information USMC 109060: Operation Solid Shield. (122-16-130-79; R-3-3; 12-2111.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3767 Marine Corps Library Number 8905-16 Additional identifiers 122-16-130-79; R-3-3; 12-2111 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109060 Decade 1970 Date 1979-05 Description Operation Solid Shield 79 training exercises. A USA forklift prepares to lift a ""milvan"" container. A crane lifts a milvan from a truck. Marines in gas masks walk through clouds of gas and smoke rising from camouflaged positions. Marines converse, go about tasks in a wooded and sandy area. A UH1E helicopter idles in and takes off from a grassy field. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Weatherington, M.E. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Division 2nd Division Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-29 Squadron HMLA-167 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 230 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 6:39 Digital file type video/H264