USMC 103678: Beirut Master No. 7

Item Description
Title
USMC 103678: Beirut Master No. 7

Citation information
USMC 103678: Beirut Master No. 7. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/1144

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103678

Decade
1980

Date
1983-05-29

Description
24 Marine Amphibious Unit relieves 22. Equipment and vehicles making the transition are shown. LCUs and LSTs and M60 tanks are part of this process. Sea Knights and Sea Stallions are shown flying, and Marines are shown patrolling, digging, in the trenches, and watching a fire exchange in the distance. The airport entrance, the BLT (Battalion Landing Team) building, and Rock Base are shown. Brig. Gen. James M. Mead makes an appearance.

Location(s)
Beirut (Lebanon)

Camera crew
Groh (Sgt); Hernandez (SSgt)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Squadron
HMM-162


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
810

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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
10/19/2018

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
22:06

Digital file type
video/H264