USMC 107274: Desert Training

Item Description
Title
USMC 107274: Desert Training

Citation information
USMC 107274: Desert Training. (P-16-15-73; R-4-4; 55-1033.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2806

Marine Corps Library Number
7595-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-15-73; R-4-4; 55-1033

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107274

Decade
1970

Date
1972-09

Description
Members of 1/7 participate in desert training. Marines receive and fire M79 grenade launchers, handle M60 machine guns, hitch a ride aboard an M48 tank as it navigates desert terrain, and cook/eat C rations. An OV10 aircraft flies overhead. Marines receive chow and operate PRC25 radio packs.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Gottleib, D.C.; Kessler, D.

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
400

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
10/12/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:11

Digital file type
video/H264