USMC 111486: Solid Shield '87

Description: 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