USMC 111479: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding

Item Description
Title
USMC 111479: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding

Citation information
USMC 111479: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-015-86.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/6533

Marine Corps Library Number
4291-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-015-86

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111479

Decade
1970

Date
1976-09-14

Description
Marines participate in NATO joint exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Two boats tow a pontoon causeway across water. A Marine waves a uniform flag. Marines load and unload vehicles from LCU-1643 and LCU-1649. LCAC-1645 and USS El Paso (LKA-117) are shown. An Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge sits in a field. Various footage of artillery training exercises with 155mm howitzers, machine gun, M48 Patton, M60 Patton.

Location(s)
Unknown

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on September 14, 1976.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
1099

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
05/29/2024

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

Digital runtime
30:45

Digital file type
video/H264