USMC 108657: Operation Bearing Thunder

Item Description
Title
USMC 108657: Operation Bearing Thunder

Citation information
USMC 108657: Operation Bearing Thunder. (R-4-16; 32-1105.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3867

Marine Corps Library Number
8648-16

Additional identifiers
R-4-16; 32-1105

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108657

Decade
1970

Date
1976-02-21

Description
Operation Bearing Thunder training exercise at Pu'u Kea'au (HI). Marines train on enemy capture, another Marine plays the enemy. An A4 aircraft in flight over the mountains. AH1J helicopter in flight, hovers, and lands in a field. USMC officers operate telephones and engage in discussion over maps in an information operations center.

Location(s)
Honolulu (Hawaii)

Camera crew
Bishop, M.E. (Sgt)

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
Negative

Original physical length
375

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
01/26/2023

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

Digital runtime
10:25

Digital file type
video/H264