USMC 105409: Various Operations

Item Description
Title
USMC 105409: Various Operations

Citation information
USMC 105409: Various Operations. (AWPS-45; R-1-1; 57-0150.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2160

Marine Corps Library Number
3344-16

Additional identifiers
AWPS-45; R-1-1; 57-0150

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105409

Decade
1960

Date
1961-02-16

Description
Compilation reel of various subjects. Amphibious landing exercise. Equipment and vehicles unloaded from boats onto beach. Marines sitting on bleachers observe bombing runs. At an airstrip, mechanics service, refuel, and attach missiles to F4Ds. Interior view of Marines parachuting out of an aircraft. Airstrip activity. Tugboats move the USS Oglethorpe (AKA-100) out to sea. Views of amphibious landing vehicles. Marines and officials observe civilians playing steel drums on a beach. An unidentified Admiral comes aboard the USS Mt. McKinley (AGC-7) for Navy Pass-In-Review. Marines attend Christian service aboard a ship. A USN LCDR reads from the Bible. An unidentified USN Admiral uses binoculars to observe. USN Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey writes a note. Aerial footage shows a fleet at sea. High ranking officers have a discussion over maps, including USMC MajGen. James P. Berkley. Marines in a communications office operate various pieces of communications equipment. Aerial views of a fleet. Alternate footage of intelligence office activity.

Location(s)
Roosevelt Road (P.R.); Vieques (P.R.)

Camera crew
Shipp, H.L.; Hansen, E.A.; Highland

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
2nd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-31


Squadron
VMF-114
VMF-533


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
400

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
07/12/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:37

Digital file type
video/H264