USMC 108673: Operation Fortress Lightning 1977

Item Description
Title
USMC 108673: Operation Fortress Lightning 1977

Citation information
USMC 108673: Operation Fortress Lightning 1977. (124-16-012-77; R-1-6; 245-1754.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3520

Marine Corps Library Number
8668-16

Additional identifiers
124-16-012-77; R-1-6; 245-1754

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108673

Decade
1970

Date
1977-10

Description
Training exercise Operation Fortress Lightning 1977. Ships anchored on the horizon and aerial views of a ship convoy underway. A CH46 helicopter picks up external supplies from the deck of an AFS combat store ship. A UH1N helicopter in flight. Marines use radio equipment, probe for mines with bayonets and machetes, advance through smoke, fire M16 rifles with blank firing adapters, and set up 81mm mortars. LVTP7s make a beach landing, LCMs and LCUs approach the beach.

Location(s)
Okinawa (Japan); Philippines

Camera crew
Gilkey

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
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
10:37

Digital file type
video/H264