USMC 108962: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
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Item Description
Title
USMC 108962: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108962: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-22-61; 12-2127.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3699
Marine Corps Library Number
8843-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-22-61; 12-2127
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108962
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09
Description
Marines participate in NATO joint exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Aerial views of USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) and civilian cargo ship, Pioneer Commander, underway. A helicopter lands on deck of USS Raleigh (LPD-1) and LPH-7. LVTP7s make beach landing. On the Shetland Islands, Marines of the 4th MAB arrive to shore take firing positions, move cautiously, double time on beach, disembark LVTP7s, and move through smoke. Royal Dutch Marines act as aggressors in positions atop hill, operate radios, aim machine guns, fire 60mm type mortar. In Oksbol, Denmark; F4 Phantom and A6 aircraft in flight. Marines disembark LVTP7s on sandy beach, take prone positions atop sand dunes, move single file over hardtop road on the Shetland Isles.
Location(s)
Unknown; Shetland Islands (Scotland); Oksbol (Denmark)
Camera crew
Robinson; Johnson, P.E.; Gibson
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed throughout September, 1978
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
02/17/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
11:39
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 108962: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108962: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-22-61; 12-2127.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3699
Marine Corps Library Number
8843-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-22-61; 12-2127
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108962
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09
Description
Marines participate in NATO joint exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Aerial views of USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) and civilian cargo ship, Pioneer Commander, underway. A helicopter lands on deck of USS Raleigh (LPD-1) and LPH-7. LVTP7s make beach landing. On the Shetland Islands, Marines of the 4th MAB arrive to shore take firing positions, move cautiously, double time on beach, disembark LVTP7s, and move through smoke. Royal Dutch Marines act as aggressors in positions atop hill, operate radios, aim machine guns, fire 60mm type mortar. In Oksbol, Denmark; F4 Phantom and A6 aircraft in flight. Marines disembark LVTP7s on sandy beach, take prone positions atop sand dunes, move single file over hardtop road on the Shetland Isles.
Location(s)
Unknown; Shetland Islands (Scotland); Oksbol (Denmark)
Camera crew
Robinson; Johnson, P.E.; Gibson
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed throughout September, 1978
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
02/17/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
11:39
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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