USMC 109044: NATO Training Exercise

Item Description
Title
USMC 109044: NATO Training Exercise

Citation information
USMC 109044: NATO Training Exercise. (012-16-106-77; R-6-15; 10-2195.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3760

Marine Corps Library Number
8892-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-106-77; R-6-15; 10-2195

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109044

Decade
1970

Date
1977-10

Description
Marines participate in a NATO training exercise. A Marine courier rides a motorcycle in a field. A CH53 helicopter flies over an anchored ship, delivers a trailer to the deck of the USS Pensacola (LSD-38), and lands on the deck of an LCC. Marines board a CH53 from the deck of an LCC. In a field, U.S. Marines watch Royal Marines assemble automatic weapons. Royal Marines show weapons to U.S. Marines, Italian Navy personnel give a class on camouflage. Italian Navy personnel inspect a TOW weapon and a Royal Marine ""wombat"" recoilless rifle.

Location(s)
Turkey

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-26


Squadron
VMM-261


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
02/28/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
11:18

Digital file type
video/H264