USMC 110575: ""VMA-542 Exercise Solid Shield""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110575: ""VMA-542 Exercise Solid Shield"" Citation information USMC 110575: ""VMA-542 Exercise Solid Shield"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3565 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 110575 Decade 1970 Date 1974-05 Description Solid Shield exercise held in May/June 1974. CH46 and CH53 helicopters land on carrier and discharge Marines. TAV8A Harriers of VMA-542 perform take off and landings at aboard the USS Guam (LPH-9) and on land. USN personnel perform tasks on deck and in air traffic control towers. At LZ Bluebird, TAV8A Harrier performs short landing and take offs. Location(s) Onslow Beach (N.C.) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed May-June 1974. Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-14 Squadron VMA-542 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 190 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 04/07/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 5:26 Digital file type video/H264