USMC 106414: BLT 2/9 training

Item Description
Title
USMC 106414: BLT 2/9 training

Citation information
USMC 106414: BLT 2/9 training. (3D-16-3070; R-2-3; 6-1977.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2590

Marine Corps Library Number
6883-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-3070; R-2-3; 6-1977

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106414

Decade
1970

Date
1970-05

Description
Marines training on Mt. Fuji eat. M48 tanks in operation and combat exercises with M16 rifles. USS Tom Green County (LST-1159) and the USS Whitfield County (LST-1169) are loaded by vehicles, cargo, and Marines. Marines traverse a wooded area and communicate with radio equipment. The LSTs are offloaded. BGen. Leonard E. Fribourg speaks to other USMC officers.

Location(s)
Mt. Fuji (Japan); Okinawa (Japan)

Camera crew
G. C. Chapa

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
offloading 16th of June, 1970

Division
3rd 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
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
09/01/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:37

Digital file type
video/H264