USMC 109056: Operation Solid Shield

Item Description
Title
USMC 109056: Operation Solid Shield

Citation information
USMC 109056: Operation Solid Shield. (122-16-130-79; R-1-3; 12-2109.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3765

Marine Corps Library Number
8903-16

Additional identifiers
122-16-130-79; R-1-3; 12-2109

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109056

Decade
1970

Date
1979-05-16

Description
Marines participate in Operation Solid Shield 79 training exercises. OV10A and AV8A aircraft land and taxi on as well take off from hardtop roads. Aerial views of Landing Zone Falcon. USN personnel and Marines work on an elevated causeway at Onslow Beach. US Army containers (milvan) and flatbed trucks cross causeway. At Lyman Road, AV8A Harrier executes short and conventional take off.

Location(s)
Onslow Beach (N.C.); Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Penn, A.; Wilson, K.G.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed over the 15th and 16th of May, 1979

Division
2nd Division


Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-31


Squadron
VMFA(AW)-332


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
11:22

Digital file type
video/H264