USMC 110845: Solid Shield exercises in Honduras

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110845: Solid Shield exercises in Honduras Citation information USMC 110845: Solid Shield exercises in Honduras. (012-16-87.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3340/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 012-16-87 MIRC inventory no. USMC 110845 Decade 1980 Date 1987-05-13 Description 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment conducts Solid Shield military exercises in Honduras to test ability to mobilize a large-scale maneuver alongside Honduran troops. CH-46s of HMM-162 land battalion elements in field and the battalion deploys heavy weapons and vehicles. Honduran military stands in formation and Honduran military band plays music. An LCU-1661 landing craft unloads Jeeps and troops. An LCM-8 from Navy Assault Craft Unit 2 carries troops and a tank across water. Troops gather at a row of tanks. Various aircraft shown, including UH-1N Huey. Location(s) Honduras Camera crew Hernandez (Camera operator); Eastern Regional Audiovisual Production Unit Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on May 13 and May 15, 1987. Regiment 6th Marines Battalion 1st Battalion Squadron HMM-162 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative Original physical length 1175 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 07/05/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 35:01 Digital file type video/H264