USMC 108031: ""Solid Shield 75""

Item Description
Title
USMC 108031: ""Solid Shield 75""

Citation information
USMC 108031: ""Solid Shield 75"". (122-0627075; R-1-11; 10-1819.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3357

Marine Corps Library Number
8192-16

Additional identifiers
122-0627075; R-1-11; 10-1819

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108031

Decade
1970

Date
1975-05-26

Description
Training exercise Operation Solid Shield 75. Marines operate and camouflage LVTP7s. US Army personal operate a towed Vulcan AA/C weapon. Marines take on the day, shave, and prepare ""C"" rations in field as well as board and disembark CH53A helicopters. An F4 aircraft in flight. US army Gamma Goat moves across hardtop road while towing a Vulcan AA/C weapon.

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

Camera crew
Cook (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed from the 26th of May to the 8th of June, 1975

Division
2nd Division


Battalion
8th 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
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
11/15/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:12

Digital file type
video/H264