USMC 108940: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
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Item Description
Title
USMC 108940: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108940: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-11-61; 12-1778.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3683
Marine Corps Library Number
8832-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-11-61; 12-1778
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108940
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09-05
Description
Marines participate in NATO joint exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. USMC gun crew set up a 105mm Howitzer. A USMC Lt. uses an aiming circle. M60 tanks load onto railroad flatcars, trucks disembark a docked LST. M60 tanks, LVTP7s, trucks, and jeeps park in staging area. An M60 tank disembarks the docked ship, the Pioneer Commander. Marines disembark LVTP7s, take prone firing positions, aim Laser-Assisted Antitank Weapon (LAAW), 81mm mortar, M60 machine guns, and M16 rifles. Marines operate radio equipment. Views of a camouflaged 105mm Howitzer. Marines use a plotting board in a field. A German civilian man with a child speaks with a Marine.
Location(s)
Germany
Camera crew
Johnson, P.E.; Leifer
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Air Wing
MAW-2
Air Group
MAG-26
Squadron
VMM-162
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
400
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
02/20/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
11:15
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 108940: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108940: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-11-61; 12-1778.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3683
Marine Corps Library Number
8832-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-11-61; 12-1778
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108940
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09-05
Description
Marines participate in NATO joint exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. USMC gun crew set up a 105mm Howitzer. A USMC Lt. uses an aiming circle. M60 tanks load onto railroad flatcars, trucks disembark a docked LST. M60 tanks, LVTP7s, trucks, and jeeps park in staging area. An M60 tank disembarks the docked ship, the Pioneer Commander. Marines disembark LVTP7s, take prone firing positions, aim Laser-Assisted Antitank Weapon (LAAW), 81mm mortar, M60 machine guns, and M16 rifles. Marines operate radio equipment. Views of a camouflaged 105mm Howitzer. Marines use a plotting board in a field. A German civilian man with a child speaks with a Marine.
Location(s)
Germany
Camera crew
Johnson, P.E.; Leifer
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Air Wing
MAW-2
Air Group
MAG-26
Squadron
VMM-162
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
400
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
02/20/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
11:15
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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