USMC 105409: Various Operations

Description: 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