USMC 111080: Operation Solid Shield 1987

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111080: Operation Solid Shield 1987 Citation information USMC 111080: Operation Solid Shield 1987. (012-16-12-87; R3-6.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/6624 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 012-16-12-87; R3-6 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111080 Decade 1980 Date 1987 Description Footage of various activities during Operation Solid Shield 1987. Flight operations aboard a ship at sea. A CH46 Sea Knight lands on deck and troops disembark. LtGen. Alfred M. Gray speaks with an unidentified Navy officer. LVTP7s come ashore in an amphibious landing exercise at Camp Lejeune. A convoy of M60 tanks, Jeeps, and trucks travel down a road. Vehicles cross a river on a floating bridge. Troops tend to Marines with simulated leg and torso wounds. A Marine uses hand signals to guide an LCM toward shore. Troops load LVTP7s onto a flatbed. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Turner, K. P. Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in 1987. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 800 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 07/21/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 24:15 Digital file type video/H264