USMC 108697: Operation Empire Glacier 78

Item Description
Title
USMC 108697: Operation Empire Glacier 78

Citation information
USMC 108697: Operation Empire Glacier 78. (122-16-0333-78; R-2-2; 6-2146.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3536

Marine Corps Library Number
8680-16

Additional identifiers
122-16-0333-78; R-2-2; 6-2146

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108697

Decade
1970

Date
1978-01

Description
""H"" Company, 2/8 participate in cold weather training, Operation Empire Glacier 78. Marines fire XM47 Dragon and TOW in the snow, erect tents, stand near campfire. Various views of a 60mm mortar on a sled, an LVTP7 with white camouflage. A U.S. Army snow blower and front-end loader clears snow from roads.

Location(s)
Fort Drum (Le Ray, New York)

Camera crew
Boykiw, R.A. (PFC)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1978-01-16 and 1978-01-18

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
8th Marines


Battalion
2nd 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
240

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
6:54

Digital file type
video/H264