USMC 100653: Tactical training and equipment tests at 29 Palms
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Title
USMC 100653: Tactical training and equipment tests at 29 Palms
Citation information
USMC 100653: Tactical training and equipment tests at 29 Palms . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
10/3100/1
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100653
Decade
1970
Description
Film documenting multiple equipment tests and training exercises at 29 Palms in California, most likely between 1970 and 1984. Starting with aerial views, Marines are seen loading and operating heavy artillery, recoilless rifles, a HAWK missile and artillery as well as maneuvering tanks (potentially M48 tanks) across desert terrain. A formation of helicopters can be seen briefly, followed by a test bomb-drop by a AV-8A Harrier aircraft, which then lands. Film includes brief shots of radio communications, the encampment of the Tactical Warfare Analysis and Evaluation System (TWAES) (potentially at the Naval Electronics Laboratory Center for the Fleet Marine Force) and LVTP-7s on the move, boarding and disembarking troops who proceed on foot, carrying rifles.
Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed between 1970 and 1984.
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
75
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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
08/06/2018
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
2:04
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 100653: Tactical training and equipment tests at 29 Palms
Citation information
USMC 100653: Tactical training and equipment tests at 29 Palms . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
10/3100/1
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100653
Decade
1970
Description
Film documenting multiple equipment tests and training exercises at 29 Palms in California, most likely between 1970 and 1984. Starting with aerial views, Marines are seen loading and operating heavy artillery, recoilless rifles, a HAWK missile and artillery as well as maneuvering tanks (potentially M48 tanks) across desert terrain. A formation of helicopters can be seen briefly, followed by a test bomb-drop by a AV-8A Harrier aircraft, which then lands. Film includes brief shots of radio communications, the encampment of the Tactical Warfare Analysis and Evaluation System (TWAES) (potentially at the Naval Electronics Laboratory Center for the Fleet Marine Force) and LVTP-7s on the move, boarding and disembarking troops who proceed on foot, carrying rifles.
Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed between 1970 and 1984.
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
75
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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
08/06/2018
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
2:04
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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