USMC 111114: Officer Candidates School explosives training

Item Description
Title
USMC 111114: Officer Candidates School explosives training

Citation information
USMC 111114: Officer Candidates School explosives training. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/969/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111114

Description
Marines in Officer Candidates School conduct explosives field training using plastic explosives, TNT sticks, and detonation cords. A Marine operates a blasting machine. Marines set explosives in a field and use knives to dig through dirt. Includes a close-up view of a M4 bayonet knife.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.); MCAS Quantico (VA)

Camera crew
Thompson, Rick (Camera operator); DeMarco, Nick (Director); Richmarc Prod.

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed in 1978?

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Negative

Original physical length
375

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
07/25/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
10:50

Digital file type
video/H264