USMC 105743: SpecEx

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105743: SpecEx Citation information USMC 105743: SpecEx. (2D-16-06-68; R-4-5; 57-1984.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/1989 Marine Corps Library Number 6054-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-06-68; R-4-5; 57-1984 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105743 Decade 1960 Date 1968-04-24 Description LCMs and LVTP-5s move through rough ocean, several LSD ships anchored in the distance. 3/4 ton truck with howitzer sits on a barge; behind, LVTP-5s move through ocean. CH46A helicopters fly over the beach. There are several small explosions near barbed wire on the beach. An LVTP-5 land on the beach and marines disembark. LVTP-5s move across the beach as two LVTP-5s and an LCM traverse rough ocean. LVTP-5s continue to land on the beach. An M-48 tank disembarks an LCM in shallow water and moves onto the beach. A second M-48 disembarks and fires its 90mm gun before both move across the beach. Two LCMs collide into each other. Marines and an M-48 disembark an LCM. Marines set up red beach markers. M-48s disembark LCUs and LCMs. An RFK-60 Forklift moves along the beach. A 6x6 truck tows an M101 howitzer down a barge ramp onto the beach, a TD-15 bulldozer is nearby. An M-60 Crane disembarks an LCU. An LVTP-5 moves across the beach. Marines stand near an 81mm mortar. CH46A helicopters fly over M-50 Ontos parked in a grassy field. A 6x6 truck towing a howitzer is stuck in the sand as spectators watch from a pier. CH46A helicopters land in a wooded area. Marines set up beach panel markers near a 3/4 ton truck towing a howitzer. LVTP-5s move across the beach. CH46As fly overhead. Marines disembark LCMs, and some board LVTP-5s. A UH1E lands on the beach and marines disembark. Marines stand near a parked mechanized mule, truck, and mortar. An LVTP-5 drives past the standing marines. An LCM backs away from the beach into the ocean. Location(s) Onslow Beach (N.C.); Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Rossi Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between April 24 and April 28, 1968. Division 2nd Division 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 300 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 07/22/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 10:41 Digital file type video/H264