USMC 109054: Permanent Radio Antenna, Assault Demonstration

Item Description
Title
USMC 109054: Permanent Radio Antenna, Assault Demonstration

Citation information
USMC 109054: Permanent Radio Antenna, Assault Demonstration. (012-16-57-78; 124-16-08-78; R-1-1; 12-2108.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/815

Marine Corps Library Number
8902-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-57-78; 124-16-08-78; R-1-1; 12-2108

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109054

Decade
1970

Date
1978-05-11

Description
Reel containing multiple subjects. First, at Independent Hill (VA), USMC cameramen Sgt. Herring and MSgt. Fraley operate a camera mounted on a tripod to document a permanent radio antennae. The second subject, at Camp Schwab (Okinawa), an assault demonstration takes place by 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Division. An AV8A dives over bay area and cinderblock structure in a simulated attack. LVTP7s and M60s move through smoke along the beach. Marines disembark LVTP7s and sweep up a hill. Marines act as aggressors and simulate being wounded.

Location(s)
Independent Hill (VA); Camp Schwab (Okinawa)

Camera crew
Herring (Sgt); Fraley, J. (MSgt); Gallo; Dillon

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
First section filmed 1978-08-07; Second section filmed 1978-05-11

Division
3rd Division


Regiment
9th Marines


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
11:20

Digital file type
video/H264