USMC 108045: ""Solid Shield 75""

Item Description
Title
USMC 108045: ""Solid Shield 75""

Citation information
USMC 108045: ""Solid Shield 75"". (122-0627-75; R-8-11; 12-1797.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3378

Marine Corps Library Number
8199-16

Additional identifiers
122-0627-75; R-8-11; 12-1797

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108045

Decade
1970

Date
1975

Description
Operation Solid Shield 75 activities. LVTP7s make beach landing and get stuck in the mud. UH1N and CH53A helicopters in flight. Marines clear a barricade on the beach, sweep dirt road and wooded area.

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

Camera crew
Nelson, R.M. (Sgt); Cook (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1975-05-26 and 1975-06-08

Division
2nd Division


Battalion
8th Battalion


Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-14


Squadron
VMAQ-2


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
390

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
11:00

Digital file type
video/H264