USMC 105345: ""Operation Solidarity""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105345: ""Operation Solidarity"" Citation information USMC 105345: ""Operation Solidarity"". (AWPS-9; R-1-1; 57-0081.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2110 Marine Corps Library Number 3308-16 Additional identifiers AWPS-9; R-1-1; 57-0081 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105345 Decade 1960 Date 1961-03-01 Description An CH34 delivers equipment. Troops participate in combat training while uniformed officers, including a LtGen, and civilians observe. Extensive combat training is seen including landing and parachuting with HR2S and CH34 helicopters and on the beach with LVTPs. Marines engage in guerilla training, armed with M1 rifles. Location(s) Vieques (P.R.) Camera crew Hirn; McKay; Brown, J.S. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed over multiple days including the 25th and 28th of February, 1961. Regiment 2nd Marines Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-26 Squadron VMM-264 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 375 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 07/09/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 11:12 Digital file type video/H264