USMC 111486: Solid Shield '87

Item Description
Title
USMC 111486: Solid Shield '87

Citation information
USMC 111486: Solid Shield '87 . (012-16-12-87.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/6622

Marine Corps Library Number
7291-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-12-87

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111486

Decade
1980

Date
1987-05

Description
Footage of Operation Solid Shield '87 training activities. CH46, UH1, and AV8B Harrier II flight operations on an aircraft carrier.
CH46s and AH1 Cobras land at Naval Air Station Oceana. Humvees drive onto a pontoon bridge which leaves the shore once loaded with vehicles. Marines with guns and gear walk through tall grass. A CH53 air lifts a Humvee and lowers it onto a beach. Marines with guns and gear walk and drive through the woods.

Location(s)
Naval Air Station Oceana (Va.)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed in May 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
940

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
05/30/2024

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

Digital runtime
26:26

Digital file type
video/H264