USMC 108411: 8th USMC Engineers Field Exercises

Item Description
Title
USMC 108411: 8th USMC Engineers Field Exercises

Citation information
USMC 108411: 8th USMC Engineers Field Exercises. (122-16-0697-76; R-3-7; 10-1987.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3341

Marine Corps Library Number
8503-16

Additional identifiers
122-16-0697-76; R-3-7; 10-1987

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108411

Decade
1970

Date
1976-04-22

Description
8th USMC Engineers participate in a 10 day field exercise. Marine engineers operate water purification gear in a field, use transit, drive MRS-100 tractors. Marines wear gas masks and put on decontamination suits as well as decontaminate tractor. Marines operate a portable mine detector. Marines hose down with water for decontamination. A bulldozer, 6x6 truck, and dump truck crosses through shallow water.

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

Camera crew
Gray, R.J.; Simms, H.G.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


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
395

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
11:10

Digital file type
video/H264