USMC 111079: F/A18 at MCAS Beaufort, IOC infantry training, 9mm pistol target practice

Item Description
Title
USMC 111079: F/A18 at MCAS Beaufort, IOC infantry training, 9mm pistol target practice

Citation information
USMC 111079: F/A18 at MCAS Beaufort, IOC infantry training, 9mm pistol target practice. (026-16-82-87; 012-16-07-86; 012-16-002-86; #84; R1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/6726

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
026-16-82-87; 012-16-07-86; 012-16-002-86; #84; R1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111079

Decade
1980

Date
1987-07-21

Description
Three segment on reel. In first segment, an F/A18 takes off, flies, and lands at MCAS Beaufort. In second segment, Marines participate in an infantry combat training exercise as part of IOC training at MCS Quantico. Camouflaged troops advance on foot in a wooded area and fire weapons such as AR15 and M60. A CH46 Sea Knight lands in a field and troops help an injured Marine into the helicopter, which then takes off. In third segment, Marines fire 9mm pistols at B21 silhouette targets in snowy woods.

Location(s)
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (S.C.); MCS Quantico (Va.); Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Gallo (Camera operator); Turner, K. P. (Camera operator)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Partially filmed on July 21, 1987.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
520

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
07/21/2023

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

Digital runtime
15:54

Digital file type
video/H264

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video