USMC 108687: BLT 1/9 Training

Item Description
Title
USMC 108687: BLT 1/9 Training

Citation information
USMC 108687: BLT 1/9 Training. (124-16-002-77; R-1-2; 6-2161.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3528

Marine Corps Library Number
8675-16

Additional identifiers
124-16-002-77; R-1-2; 6-2161

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108687

Decade
1970

Date
1977-02

Description
BLT 1/9 training during BLT 2/77. Marines ride aboard M48s and LVTP7s , cross a hardtop road, fire M16 rifles with blank firing adapters, sweep hills, use PRC77 radio from atop a hill, and walk with M48s. Marines in the role of aggressors double time. Views of anchored ships on the horizon. A USN LARC attempts to free LCMs from a beach. LVTP7s move up a shallow river.

Location(s)
Botolan (Philippines)

Camera crew
Nelson, R.M.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1977-02-21 and 1977-02-25

Division
3rd Division


Regiment
9th Marines


Battalion
1st 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
420

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
11:52

Digital file type
video/H264