USMC 107574: Operation Exotic Dancer VI

Item Description
Title
USMC 107574: Operation Exotic Dancer VI

Citation information
USMC 107574: Operation Exotic Dancer VI. (Q-012-16-9-73; R-8-9; 4-1842.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3175

Marine Corps Library Number
7850-16

Additional identifiers
Q-012-16-9-73; R-8-9; 4-1842

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107574

Decade
1970

Date
1973-04-01

Description
Joint operation Exotic Dancer VI training and exercises. USN, USAF, and USMC officers give briefing. USMC BGen W.F. Doehler addresses the briefing. LCU and LCMs deposit M48 tanks to shore and depart from USS Pensacola (LSD-38). USN personnel uses signal flags. LARC vehicles in well deck of a ship. LVTP7s on display, move through water and land for demonstration before multi-branch audience. Marines operate communications equipment aboard LVTP7. AV8A aircraft taxis and executes short take-off. US Army soldiers in field, navigate with compass, prepare 81mm mortars.

Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Rivera (SSgt); Christopherson

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
410

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
10/26/2022

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

Digital runtime
12:30

Digital file type
video/H264