USMC 108970: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
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Item Description
Title
USMC 108970: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108970: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-26-61; 12-2131.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3704
Marine Corps Library Number
8847-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-26-61; 12-2131
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108970
Decade
1970
Date
1978-08
Description
Marines participate in joint NATO exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Reconnaissance Marines inflate rubber boats aboard USS Austin (LPD-4). German LCM/LCU landing craft lower USMC M60 tanks to shore. 155 self-propelled Howitzer parks beneath camouflaged netting in a field. Self-propelled Howitzer gun crew operates a handset inside the vehicle, simulate loading and firing. Marines speak over handset in Fire Direction Center located in trailer. Members of the press and other civilians gather to observe helicopter assault simulation and training. German military vehicles are camouflaged. F4s in flight. Marines disembark CH53 and CH46 helicopters in a field. Marines smoke cigarettes. Tank crewmen consult a map.
Location(s)
Fehmarn Island (Germany)
Camera crew
Robinson; Johnson, P.E.
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed throughout August and 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
02/22/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
11:28
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 108970: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108970: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-26-61; 12-2131.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3704
Marine Corps Library Number
8847-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-26-61; 12-2131
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108970
Decade
1970
Date
1978-08
Description
Marines participate in joint NATO exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Reconnaissance Marines inflate rubber boats aboard USS Austin (LPD-4). German LCM/LCU landing craft lower USMC M60 tanks to shore. 155 self-propelled Howitzer parks beneath camouflaged netting in a field. Self-propelled Howitzer gun crew operates a handset inside the vehicle, simulate loading and firing. Marines speak over handset in Fire Direction Center located in trailer. Members of the press and other civilians gather to observe helicopter assault simulation and training. German military vehicles are camouflaged. F4s in flight. Marines disembark CH53 and CH46 helicopters in a field. Marines smoke cigarettes. Tank crewmen consult a map.
Location(s)
Fehmarn Island (Germany)
Camera crew
Robinson; Johnson, P.E.
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed throughout August and 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
02/22/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
11:28
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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