USMC 106549: Op. High Desert

Item Description
Title
USMC 106549: Op. High Desert

Citation information
USMC 106549: Op. High Desert. (P-16-060-70; R-10-10; 57-2235.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2666

Marine Corps Library Number
7041-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-060-70; R-10-10; 57-2235

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106549

Decade
1970

Date
1970-08

Description
Asst CMC Gen Walt, MajGen L.J. Dulacki, and Asst Sec of Defense Dr. T.C. Marris attend demonstration with Marine and civilian spectators. An A4 and an OV10A strafe. Views of explosions on the ground. Aerial views of UH34Ds on the deck of the USS Tripoli (LPH-10), in flight, and landing in a field. Marines disembark from the UH34Ds. LVTP5s board an anchored LPD. Marines clean LVTH6 and M103, load projectiles into LVTH6 and fire.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (CA); San Francisco (CA)

Camera crew
Mills, Dan; Gabriel, L.L.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
470

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
13:18

Digital file type
video/H264