USMC 108553: Training and Medivac

Item Description
Title
USMC 108553: Training and Medivac

Citation information
USMC 108553: Training and Medivac. (121-16-2-77; 121-16-3-77; R-1-1; 10-1866.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/773

Marine Corps Library Number
8587-16

Additional identifiers
121-16-2-77; 121-16-3-77; R-1-1; 10-1866

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108553

Decade
1970

Date
1977-01-27

Description
Marines load and fire an M60 tank. Tank fires it's .50 caliber machine guns. CH53 and CH46 helicopters descend into a field. Wounded personnel are evacuated from a field by CH46 and flown to the USS Tarawa (LHA-1).

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (CA)

Camera crew
Gowin, G.L.; Fogue, T.V.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
The medivac occurs on the 4th of February, 1977.

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
410

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
01/20/2023

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

Digital runtime
12:15

Digital file type
video/H264