USMC 108982: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
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Item Description
Title
USMC 108982: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108982: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-32-61; 10-2161.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3713
Marine Corps Library Number
8853-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-32-61; 10-2161
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108982
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09
Description
Marines participate in NATO joint training exercise, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Jeeps and mech mules with supplies are loaded aboard USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) at Morehead City (NC). On the Shetland Islands, C6 bulldozer/tractor unloads beach matting from an LCU. An AV8A Harrier flies at low altitude. Marines sweep fields and farms. Royal Marines act as aggressors. Marines operate C6 bulldozer, roll out beach matting, and go about tasks on the dock and in the hold aboard the Pioneer Commander. 72-31 forklift with trailer moves over beach matting. 6x6 pulls 105 from LCU, moves on dirt road. Convoy preceded by German military vehicles moves on road through fog in Eutin (Germany). LVTP7s move through surf and land on Red Beach. Jeeps are unloaded from a docked ship by crane. M60 tank convoy moves through German roads.
Location(s)
Morehead City (N.C.); Shetland Islands (Scotland); Brunsbuttel (Germany); Eutin (Germany)
Camera crew
Johnson; Foskey; Leifer
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
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
11:24
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 108982: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding
Citation information
USMC 108982: NATO Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. (012-16-70-78; R-32-61; 10-2161.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3713
Marine Corps Library Number
8853-16
Additional identifiers
012-16-70-78; R-32-61; 10-2161
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108982
Decade
1970
Date
1978-09
Description
Marines participate in NATO joint training exercise, Operation Bold Guard/Northern Wedding. Jeeps and mech mules with supplies are loaded aboard USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) at Morehead City (NC). On the Shetland Islands, C6 bulldozer/tractor unloads beach matting from an LCU. An AV8A Harrier flies at low altitude. Marines sweep fields and farms. Royal Marines act as aggressors. Marines operate C6 bulldozer, roll out beach matting, and go about tasks on the dock and in the hold aboard the Pioneer Commander. 72-31 forklift with trailer moves over beach matting. 6x6 pulls 105 from LCU, moves on dirt road. Convoy preceded by German military vehicles moves on road through fog in Eutin (Germany). LVTP7s move through surf and land on Red Beach. Jeeps are unloaded from a docked ship by crane. M60 tank convoy moves through German roads.
Location(s)
Morehead City (N.C.); Shetland Islands (Scotland); Brunsbuttel (Germany); Eutin (Germany)
Camera crew
Johnson; Foskey; Leifer
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
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
11:24
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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