USMC 111342: Marine Recon training on Okinawa

Item Description
Title
USMC 111342: Marine Recon training on Okinawa

Citation information
USMC 111342: Marine Recon training on Okinawa. (J2/50; 67275-432; R8.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
J2/50; 67275-432; R8

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111342

Decade
1980

Description
Recon Marines in full chemical gear train with SPIES system. CH46 lifts a stick from an unidentified coastal location (possibly near Camp Hansen). Another group, also in full chemical gear, paddles ashore in a rubber craft. A large array of landing craft are lined up on shore. Chow. Exterior street scenes of a night club district. Signs include, "Cabaret Shangrila," "Club Green," "Flower Show," "London Britches: N.Y. Restaurant," and "Club Orion.

Location(s)
Okinawa (Japan)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed in the late 1970s or early 1980s.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
275

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
03/25/2024

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

Digital runtime
6:57

Digital file type
video/H264