USMC 106534: Reservist Training

Item Description
Title
USMC 106534: Reservist Training

Citation information
USMC 106534: Reservist Training. (P-16-060-70; R-1-10; 57-233.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2658

Marine Corps Library Number
7032-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-060-70; R-1-10; 57-233

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106534

Decade
1970

Date
1970-08-16

Description
Tampa, Florida and Austin, Texas reserve units train for Operation High Desert. Marines board a CH46 helicopter on deck of an aircraft carrier, USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2). CH34 and CH46 helicopters land in a field, Marines disembark. Marines communicate via PRC25 radio and fire M60 machine guns and M14 rifles. Marines sweep fields and relax in company area. An explosion detonates. LVTP5s and M48 tanks move along beach, ""4th Amtrack Tampa, Florida"". LVTP5s move through the surf and enter the rear of an anchored ship.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (CA); Tampa (Fla.)

Camera crew
Alexander; Adams

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
17th August, 1970

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
427

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
09/07/2022

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

Digital runtime
12:06

Digital file type
video/H264