USMC 108968: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
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Item Description
Title
USMC 108968: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108968: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-25-61; 12-2130.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3703
Marine Corps Library Number
8846-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-25-61; 12-2130
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108968
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09-15
Description
Marines participate in NATO join exercise, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. In Germany, a convoy of M60 tanks and LVTP7s, jeeps and TOW weapons move over dirt roads. On the Shetland Isles, Marines disembark CH46 helicopter, move on roads, simulate loading a 155 towed Howitzer. Foreign jets deploy smoke/gas. At Oksbol (Denmark), War game umpires receive briefing. Tug boats dock the USS Francis Marion (LPA-249) and tow AKR Meteor. British MK25 Buccaneer and Royal Navy F4 planes take off from British aircraft carrier, HMS Ark Royal (R07). Reconnaissance Marines inflate rubber boat from deck of the USS Austin (LPD-4).
Location(s)
Shetland Islands (Scotland); Eutin (Germany); Brunsbuttel (Germany); Oksbol (Denmark)
Camera crew
Maloney; Ringuette, A.J.; Foskey
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
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
405
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
11:27
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 108968: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108968: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-25-61; 12-2130.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3703
Marine Corps Library Number
8846-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-25-61; 12-2130
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108968
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09-15
Description
Marines participate in NATO join exercise, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. In Germany, a convoy of M60 tanks and LVTP7s, jeeps and TOW weapons move over dirt roads. On the Shetland Isles, Marines disembark CH46 helicopter, move on roads, simulate loading a 155 towed Howitzer. Foreign jets deploy smoke/gas. At Oksbol (Denmark), War game umpires receive briefing. Tug boats dock the USS Francis Marion (LPA-249) and tow AKR Meteor. British MK25 Buccaneer and Royal Navy F4 planes take off from British aircraft carrier, HMS Ark Royal (R07). Reconnaissance Marines inflate rubber boat from deck of the USS Austin (LPD-4).
Location(s)
Shetland Islands (Scotland); Eutin (Germany); Brunsbuttel (Germany); Oksbol (Denmark)
Camera crew
Maloney; Ringuette, A.J.; Foskey
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
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
405
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
11:27
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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