USMC 111083: "3 day war" combat training

Item Description
Title
USMC 111083: "3 day war" combat training

Citation information
USMC 111083: "3 day war" combat training. (012-16-006-86.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/6621

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-006-86

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111083

Decade
1980

Date
1986-11-05

Description
Marines participate in "3 day war" combat training exercise. Aerial view of woods from inside a helicopter cockpit. CH53E Super Stallions and CH46 Sea Knights fly, hover, and land in clearing in the woods. Camouflaged troops fire rifles and machine guns in the woods. M60 tank, LVTP7, and artillery troops travel through a simulated combat village. A UH1 Huey lands in a field. More footage of combat training involving tanks, LVTP7s, and artillery troops.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Lane (Camera operator)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on or about November 5, 1986

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
800

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
27:38

Digital file type
video/H264