USMC 109502: Various Aerial Surveillance Systems

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109502: Various Aerial Surveillance Systems Citation information USMC 109502: Various Aerial Surveillance Systems. (00268.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 05/1161 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00268 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109502 Decade 1970 Date 1970-01-29 Description LCM deposits Marines and a jeep ashore. Marines set up, launch a test aerial surveillance system. On the ground, Marines aim M16 rifles at the system while in flight. At 29 Palms, Marines prepare and fly a flexible wing surveillance drone. Engineers and USMC officers engage in conversation. At Long Beach NAS, footage from an AN/AAS-25 surveillance/forward-looking infrared system (FLIR) is documented. Location(s) Unknown; 29 Palms (Calif.); Long Beach (Calif.) 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 730 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 03/24/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 21:03 Digital file type video/H264