USMC 108315: USN ""Midshipmen Summer Training""

Item Description
Title
USMC 108315: USN ""Midshipmen Summer Training""

Citation information
USMC 108315: USN ""Midshipmen Summer Training"". (012-16-37-75; R-3-3; 10-2127.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3727

Marine Corps Library Number
8442-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-37-75; R-3-3; 10-2127

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108315

Decade
1970

Date
1975-06

Description
USN Midshipmen training at the Basic School in Quantico. Midshipmen live fire M60 machine guns, M16 rifles, and M72 LAAW. Midshipmen sweep in fire teams through wooded area, cross water obstacle on speed reaction course, board a cattle car. A Ch46 helicopter descends for a landing in a field, midshipmen disembark. USMC instructors inspect C4 charges.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Meyer; Snodgrass

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
440

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
12:35

Digital file type
video/H264