USMC 108899: III MAF CAFEX 2-79

Item Description
Title
USMC 108899: III MAF CAFEX 2-79

Citation information
USMC 108899: III MAF CAFEX 2-79. (124-16-3-78; R-2-5; 10-2133.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3664

Marine Corps Library Number
8809-16

Additional identifiers
124-16-3-78; R-2-5; 10-2133

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108899

Decade
1970

Date
1979-01-09

Description
Marines participate in III MAF Combined Arms Firing Exercise. Marines march over roads. Convoy of 6x6 trucks tow 105 Howitzer over gravel. UH1, CH53, and CH46 helicopters take off, in flight, and land for Marines to disembark. AN/MPQ-4 mortar locating radar antenna sits on a hill. MajGen. Wesley Rice greets ROK CNO/CMC Tae-Suk Chung. Marine Col. briefs ROK CNO/CMC. Inside the Tactical Exercise Coordination Center (TECC), LtCol. McFarland consults a map on the wall. Marine officers sit at a table for a briefing. USMC MSgt. Pearson sorts through mail. 5th Marine mortar crews fire HE and white phosphorus smoke rounds. 81mm mortar fire control crews work with papers and operate field radios.

Location(s)
South Korea

Camera crew
Bostwick, R.W. (Capt.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
3rd Division


Regiment
12th Marines


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
451

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
02/10/2023

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

Digital runtime
12:45

Digital file type
video/H264

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video