Combat training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. Several Marines stand in an open dirt area, during training in Staging Battalion. Buildings and hills in the background. A few Marines run forward. The Marines beside piles of sand bags. An instructor standing beside them watch. Instructors stand near several marines with M-79 grenade launchers in sandbag position. A few Marines moving into positions. Marines aiming M-79 grenade launchers while kneeling in sandbag position. A Marine kneels behind the wall of sandbags and fires M-79 grenade launcher towards the target in grassy area. An explosion occurs on the left of the target. An instructor wearing blue helmet smoking cigarette. Another instructor stands beside a Marine in the sandbag position. The Marine in the sandbag position aiming M-79 grenade launcher. Several small explosions occur. The Marines kneeling in the sandbag position loading rounds into M-79 grenade launcher. The Marine aiming the weapon. The Marine kneeling behind the sandbags fires the grenade launcher. A Marine kneeling on the ground behind sandbags aiming the M-79 grenade launcher out. The Marine lowers the weapon from his shoulder.
Marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. An OV10A Bronco aircraft in flight. Another OV10A Bronco aircraft in flight over a field. Mountains in view. One of the OV10A Bronco aircraft lands and taxis on the airstrip at Camp Pendleton. A few Marine officers and Marines stand in formation on the airstrip at Camp Pendleton. The Marine officer gives command and the Marines color guard come to attention. The members of the color guard come to shoulder arms with M-14 rifles, execute reverse march and move. Several military personnel and civilians standing beside the parked OV10A Bronco aircraft on the airfield. A few of them standing and a few of them walking beside the aircraft.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. A Marine ground crewman wearing noise suppressor headset standing on the Camp Pendleton airstrip giving hand signals to OV10A Bronco. The aircraft taxiing into parking area. Another ground crewman giving hand signals to the OV10A. Props begin slowing down. The pilot in the cockpit of the aircraft opens the side hatch. The ground crewmen stand near hatch. The pilot Lt. Col. Upschulte, climbs out of the aircraft and puts on the garrison cap. The pilot salutes Major General Quilter and speaks with another Marine officer. A few civilians standing in the area. Marines in formation in the far background. Lt. Col. Upschulte speaking to Major General Quilter and the Marine officer. The OV10A in the background. Major General Quilter, the pilot and other Marine officers walk and take seats in the aircraft parking area. The Marines in formation. A few Marine officers standing and a few of them seated in the area. The OV10A in the background. The Marine officers stand at attention. Other Marine officers at attention beside hangar in the far background. Major General W.B.Kyle speaking over the microphone. The Marine Colonels, Major General Quilter and other Marine officers seated. The OV10A in the background. Lt. Col. Upschulte stands behind the podium and speaks over the microphone. A few Marine officers standing and a few of them seated in the background.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. Major General Quilter and Major General W.B.Kyle stand on the Camp Pendleton airstrip speaking and a Marine officer standing at attention. Another officer with flight suit looks on. The Marines in formation in far background. General Quilter walks slowly, speaking and shaking hands with the Marine officers standing at attention. General Kyle following, shaking hands with the officers. The officer with flight suit following them. A part of OV10A in the background. General Quilter, General Kyle and other Marine officers walk, then turn and begin moving, speaking and shaking hands with the Marines standing in formation. The Marine officers inspecting the parked OV10A aircraft. Major General Quilter stands shaking hands with Lt. Col. Upschulte while posing next to the parked OV10A. General Kyle and other Marine officers stand looking at cargo area in the OV10A. Another Marine takes pictures with a camera. The Marine officers stand examining the cargo area of the parked OV10A. Other Marines walking in the background. General Quilter stands speaking with the pilot. A woman and a child walking in the background. Several Marines beside the hangar in the far background. General Quilter and the pilot walking on the airstrip. General Kyle and other Marine officers stand in a group talking. Several military personnel and civilians in the parking area looking at the parked OV10A. General Kyle stands speaking with the Marine officer next to the OV10A. 'Lt Col Upschulte' written on the aircraft. The men looking into the cockpit of the aircraft. Other Marines stand in the background. Major General Kyle and Marines Major J.F.Farber stand and look at the front portion of the parked OV10A. Other Marines looking at the aircraft in the background.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. A signboard reads 'Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Elevation 63 Ft.'. A Marine looking through binoculars on top of the control tower with the signboard. Views of the signboard and the Marine looking through binoculars.
Training maneuvers during Operation Alligator Hide at the White Beach Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. Marines holding M-14 rifles walking on a grassy area. A grassy hill in the background. Two Marines of 27th Marine Regiment in the grassy area with one of them digging a position with an entrenching tool. The other Marine next to an M60 machine gun. Vehicles moving in the far background. The White Beach in view in the background. A bunker in view on the White Beach.
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