USMC 108974: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
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Item Description
Title
USMC 108974: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108974: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-28-61; 12-2133.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3707
Marine Corps Library Number
8849-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-28-61; 12-2133
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108974
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09
Description
Marines participate in NATO joint training and exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Jeeps with trailer sits aboard a beached LCU. LVTP7s move underway through water. Marines tighten guide ropes on a GP tent and shave outdoors. AN/TPS-32 and AN/TPS-22 radar antennas in operation. Royal Marines lay beach matting with front end loader, use net to camouflage a 105mm light Howitzer. Marines take firing positions, double time through smoke. As a part of phase II (Northern Wedding), USMC CH46 helicopter delivers a British 105mm light Howtizer and British one ton truck by sling. Royal Marines engage in combat simulation. Royal Marine AH1 Scout and Wessex-type helicopters in flight.
Location(s)
Fehmarn Island (Germany); Shetland Islands (Scotland)
Camera crew
Maloney; Foskey; Boykiw, R.A. (Cpl)
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
02/22/2023
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 108974: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108974: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-28-61; 12-2133.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3707
Marine Corps Library Number
8849-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-28-61; 12-2133
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108974
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09
Description
Marines participate in NATO joint training and exercises, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Jeeps with trailer sits aboard a beached LCU. LVTP7s move underway through water. Marines tighten guide ropes on a GP tent and shave outdoors. AN/TPS-32 and AN/TPS-22 radar antennas in operation. Royal Marines lay beach matting with front end loader, use net to camouflage a 105mm light Howitzer. Marines take firing positions, double time through smoke. As a part of phase II (Northern Wedding), USMC CH46 helicopter delivers a British 105mm light Howtizer and British one ton truck by sling. Royal Marines engage in combat simulation. Royal Marine AH1 Scout and Wessex-type helicopters in flight.
Location(s)
Fehmarn Island (Germany); Shetland Islands (Scotland)
Camera crew
Maloney; Foskey; Boykiw, R.A. (Cpl)
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
02/22/2023
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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