USMC 110908: Marines training at Camp Edwards

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110908: Marines training at Camp Edwards Citation information USMC 110908: Marines training at Camp Edwards. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 13/4470 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 110908 Decade 1970 Date 1979-05-04 Description Marines participate in various training exercises. Marines with camouflage on helmets board a truck. Jeeps and trucks drive through the woods alongside Marines marching with rifles. Marines paddle rafts onto a beach. Marines advance, crouch, and aim rifles in a grassy field and on a beach. Marines rappel down a cliff and over rocks while an instructor speaks. Marines land on a beach with rafts and advance on foot. Marines look out of a helicopter in flight. A Huey lands and takes off. A Marine directs a landing helicopter with hand signals. Location(s) Camp Edwards (Mass.) Camera crew Thompson, Rick (Camera operator); Reven Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed May 4, 1979. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 900 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 07/12/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 27:16 Digital file type video/H264