USMC 110971: ""Provide for the common defence""
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Title
USMC 110971: ""Provide for the common defence""
Citation information
USMC 110971: ""Provide for the common defence"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
13/4705/1
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110971
Description
Film follows 80 civilians taking part in the ""Joint Civilian Orientation Conference,"" during which they learn about the military readiness of various branches of the Department of Defense. They start with a weapons demonstration before visiting the Pentagon and meeting military officials. At Quantico they watch Sikorsky CH53As land in a field with supplies and Marines disembark. Participants ride in Sikorsky HRS3s of HMX-1. At Naval Air Station Pensacola they ride a submarine and USS Saipan (CVL-48), where they watch planes of VP-MS-7 land and take off. Piasecki HUP2s take participants to a Blue Angels show. At Elgin Air Force Base they watch a Thunderbirds show and a ground strafing and bombing demonstration, fly in jets, and visit the McKinley Climatic Laboratory. At Fort Benning they watch aircraft and weapons demonstrations.
Location(s)
MCS Quantico (Va.); Quantico (Va.); Arlington (Va.); Naval Air Station Pensacola (Fla.); Eglin Air Force Base (Fla.); Fort Benning (Ga.)
Camera crew
Pictorial Branch, OPI/OSD
Genre
Informational
Film date (note)
Filmed 1948 or later. Probably between 1948 and 1950s.
Squadron
HMX-1
VP-MS-7
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
B&W
Original audio
Sound
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Positive
Original physical length
820
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
07/18/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
23:28
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 110971: ""Provide for the common defence""
Citation information
USMC 110971: ""Provide for the common defence"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
13/4705/1
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110971
Description
Film follows 80 civilians taking part in the ""Joint Civilian Orientation Conference,"" during which they learn about the military readiness of various branches of the Department of Defense. They start with a weapons demonstration before visiting the Pentagon and meeting military officials. At Quantico they watch Sikorsky CH53As land in a field with supplies and Marines disembark. Participants ride in Sikorsky HRS3s of HMX-1. At Naval Air Station Pensacola they ride a submarine and USS Saipan (CVL-48), where they watch planes of VP-MS-7 land and take off. Piasecki HUP2s take participants to a Blue Angels show. At Elgin Air Force Base they watch a Thunderbirds show and a ground strafing and bombing demonstration, fly in jets, and visit the McKinley Climatic Laboratory. At Fort Benning they watch aircraft and weapons demonstrations.
Location(s)
MCS Quantico (Va.); Quantico (Va.); Arlington (Va.); Naval Air Station Pensacola (Fla.); Eglin Air Force Base (Fla.); Fort Benning (Ga.)
Camera crew
Pictorial Branch, OPI/OSD
Genre
Informational
Film date (note)
Filmed 1948 or later. Probably between 1948 and 1950s.
Squadron
HMX-1
VP-MS-7
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
B&W
Original audio
Sound
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Positive
Original physical length
820
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
07/18/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
23:28
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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