USMC 108311: USN ""Midshipmen Summer Training""

Item Description
Title
USMC 108311: USN ""Midshipmen Summer Training""

Citation information
USMC 108311: USN ""Midshipmen Summer Training"". (012-16-37-75; R-1-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3723

Marine Corps Library Number
8440-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-37-75; R-1-3

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108311

Decade
1970

Date
1975-06-30

Description
USN Midshipmen training at Quantico. Civilian tourists at James Fort. Midshipmen receive instruction on 81mm and 60mm mortars, M79 grenade launchers, fire pyrotechnics, move in fire team formation, board CH46 helicopter, and attend a class on M16 rifles. Marines fire 105 HE. USMC instructors live fire an M60 machine gun and M79 grenade launcher.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Meyer

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
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
01/10/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:16

Digital file type
video/H264