USMC 109073: Operation Jack Frost

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109073: Operation Jack Frost Citation information USMC 109073: Operation Jack Frost. (014-16-65-79; R-1-2; 10-2188.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3774 Marine Corps Library Number 8923-16 Additional identifiers 014-16-65-79; R-1-2; 10-2188 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109073 Decade 1970 Date 1979-01-22 Description Marines and US Army personnel participate in Operation Jack Frost 79 cold weather training exercises. Marines and US Army soldiers prepare and detonate shape charges in a snow-covered area. An Army UH1 helicopter starts its engines and takes off from a snow-covered area. Marines receive hot chow in the field, pull an ahkio sled, and stand in formation in a snow-covered area. Location(s) Fort Wainwright (AK) Camera crew Boudreaux, J.F. 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 02/28/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:37 Digital file type video/H264