USMC 104689: Maneuvers at Camp LeJeune

Item Description
Title
USMC 104689: Maneuvers at Camp LeJeune

Citation information
USMC 104689: Maneuvers at Camp LeJeune. (00414; Q-16-13-69.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/2139/2

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
00414; Q-16-13-69

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104689

Decade
1960

Date
1969-07-16

Description
Nighttime footage of marine reservist arriving by bus at Camp LeJeune. Field exercise with reserve forces. CH46 and H34 helicopters land in a field, marines run through the helicopter�s dust cloud. Marines walk through a section of woods and consult a map. Two Marines set up and test tripwire smokescreens. Miscellaneous operations are carried out at a field base camp: map consultation, paperwork, field communications, setup of hammocks and tents. USS Vermilion (AKA-107) and the USS Muliphen (AKA-61) deliver Marines to landing crafts to arrive off the coast of Onslow Beach. Live fire squad maneuvering is undertaken at the G12 range after a lecture. A CH46 helicopter lifts off and touches down, arriving with Marines. Simulated pat-down inspection is given of aggressor forces. An H34 lands aboard a ship. The USS Towers (DDG-9) satellite tower is seen.

Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Thompson; Ferrari; Heglam

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed over the 16th and 15th of July, 1969.

Squadron
HMM-162


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
1053

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
05/03/2022

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

Digital runtime
29:45

Digital file type
video/H264

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video