USMC 110905: Staging battalion at Camp Pendleton

Item Description
Title
USMC 110905: Staging battalion at Camp Pendleton

Citation information
USMC 110905: Staging battalion at Camp Pendleton. (P-16-3866.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
13/4468/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-3866

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110905

Decade
1960

Date
1966-08-10

Description
Marines look at booby traps. A hand painted sign reads ""V.C. trail."" Marines practice searching for land mines with hand tools and firing bazookas. A sign reads ""Dispensary, 1st Force Service Regt., Fleet Marine Force."" Marine receive medicine from jet injectors. A sign reads ""Replacement personnel reporting."" Marines load duffel bags onto trucks. Marines participate in fire and lifeguard training at a pool. Marines practice firing mortar guns. Slate reads ""Staging bn. story, Cam Pen.""

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)

Camera crew
Ayers (Director); McCullough (Camera operator)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on August 10, 11, and 15, 1966.

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
600

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
07/11/2023

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

Digital runtime
16:41

Digital file type
video/H264