USMC 106679: Cold Weather Training

Item Description
Title
USMC 106679: Cold Weather Training

Citation information
USMC 106679: Cold Weather Training. (2D-16-01-71; R-1-1; 57-1162.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2743

Marine Corps Library Number
7141-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-01-71; R-1-1; 57-1162

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106679

Decade
1970

Date
1971-01-24

Description
Operation Snowflex 71 activities. Marines of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines and 2nd Recon Battalion train with skis and snow shoes in heavy snow. Marines congregate near trucks stuck in the snow. At an airfield, Marines load luggage into a civilian bus, disembark a USAF C141 with a St. Bernard dog. Marines gathered in snowy woods listen to an instructor.

Location(s)
Camp Drum (NY)

Camera crew
Jones, G. (MSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
6th Marines


Battalion
1st Battalion
2nd Recon Battalion


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
470

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
09/14/2022

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

Digital runtime
13:14

Digital file type
video/H264