USMC 108407: 8th USMC Engineers Field Exercises

Item Description
Title
USMC 108407: 8th USMC Engineers Field Exercises

Citation information
USMC 108407: 8th USMC Engineers Field Exercises. (122-16-0697-16; R-1-7; 10-1990.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3339

Marine Corps Library Number
8501-16

Additional identifiers
122-16-0697-16; R-1-7; 10-1990

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108407

Decade
1970

Date
1976-04-23

Description
8th USMC Engineers participate in a 10 day field exercise. Decontamination team checks a MRS-100 tractor with chemical agent detection kit, put on suits and gas masks, are hosed down with water. Marines armed with M16 rifles in a dugout put on gas masks and helmets. Marines drink from a canteen while wearing a gas mask, ignite ""CS"" gas pellets in tin cans. Marine Engineers drive MRS-100 tractors and dump truck while with gas masks. Marine 2nd Air Delivery Platoon board and parajump from a C130 aircraft.

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

Camera crew
Gray, R.J.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
2nd Marines


Battalion
8th Engineering 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
398

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
01/13/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:13

Digital file type
video/H264