USMC 104641: Operation Silver Lance
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Item Description
Title
USMC 104641: Operation Silver Lance
Citation information
USMC 104641: Operation Silver Lance. (1D-16-065; 00211.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
05/1506
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
Additional identifiers
1D-16-065; 00211
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104641
Decade
1960
Date
1965-02-25
Description
Operation Silver Lance depicts U.S. military assistance in support of a friendly government battling insurgent forces. Initial scenes made in February 1965 document the arrival of LtGen. Victor Krulak by transport plane. LtGen. Krulak and other officers board a UH34D helicopter. An unidentified Colonel greets men dressed in civilian and foreign military clothing and gets into a sedan. As the car drives away personnel dressed as protesters and supporters chase after the car and follow it to the training town. Personnel dressed in foreign military uniforms with M-14s hold back the crowd while VIPs make speeches.
Aerial views of the March 1965 amphibious assault exercise using both helicopter and landing craft born assault troops. Extensive documentation of LVTs, LCTs, and other craft ferrying armor and troops, etc. are seen.
The film closes with an unidentified MajGen. and Colonel reviewing a map aboard a vessel.
Major Navy vessels identifiable during the exercise are USS Valley Forge (LPH-8), USS Talladega (APA-208), USS Colonial (LSD-18), USS Pickaway (APA-222), USS Carter Hall (LSD-3), USS Okanogan (APA-220), USS Cavalier (APA-37), USS Bayfield (APA-33), USS Whetstone (LSD-27), USS Cabildo (LSD-16), USS Alamo (LSD-33), USS Tortuga (LSD-26), USS Point Defiance (LSD-31).
Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
Camera crew
Ross, C. G. (SSgt); Hotman, F.J.; Jenkins (MSgt); Beasley, W.F. (SSgt)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed over several days 28th Feburary, 1965 as well as 5th March, 1965.
Division
1st Division
Squadron
HEMS-36
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
B&W
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
1450
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
04/28/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
43:03
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 104641: Operation Silver Lance
Citation information
USMC 104641: Operation Silver Lance. (1D-16-065; 00211.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
05/1506
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
Additional identifiers
1D-16-065; 00211
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104641
Decade
1960
Date
1965-02-25
Description
Operation Silver Lance depicts U.S. military assistance in support of a friendly government battling insurgent forces. Initial scenes made in February 1965 document the arrival of LtGen. Victor Krulak by transport plane. LtGen. Krulak and other officers board a UH34D helicopter. An unidentified Colonel greets men dressed in civilian and foreign military clothing and gets into a sedan. As the car drives away personnel dressed as protesters and supporters chase after the car and follow it to the training town. Personnel dressed in foreign military uniforms with M-14s hold back the crowd while VIPs make speeches.
Aerial views of the March 1965 amphibious assault exercise using both helicopter and landing craft born assault troops. Extensive documentation of LVTs, LCTs, and other craft ferrying armor and troops, etc. are seen.
The film closes with an unidentified MajGen. and Colonel reviewing a map aboard a vessel.
Major Navy vessels identifiable during the exercise are USS Valley Forge (LPH-8), USS Talladega (APA-208), USS Colonial (LSD-18), USS Pickaway (APA-222), USS Carter Hall (LSD-3), USS Okanogan (APA-220), USS Cavalier (APA-37), USS Bayfield (APA-33), USS Whetstone (LSD-27), USS Cabildo (LSD-16), USS Alamo (LSD-33), USS Tortuga (LSD-26), USS Point Defiance (LSD-31).
Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
Camera crew
Ross, C. G. (SSgt); Hotman, F.J.; Jenkins (MSgt); Beasley, W.F. (SSgt)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed over several days 28th Feburary, 1965 as well as 5th March, 1965.
Division
1st Division
Squadron
HEMS-36
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
B&W
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
1450
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
04/28/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
43:03
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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