USMC 108105: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Item Description
Title
USMC 108105: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Citation information
USMC 108105: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-30-41; 8-2067.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3448

Marine Corps Library Number
8303-16

Additional identifiers
JA-A6-4-02; R-30-41; 8-2067

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108105

Decade
1970

Date
1973-08-06

Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities and field problems. CH53 helicopters in flight. LVTP7s and M48 tanks move in desert. Marines move in formation over desert road. 6x6 truck is towed by a wrecker. A Marine fills out paperwork and hands it off to LCpl Pierce. Sign reads ""Company B, Sixth Motor Transport Battalion Force Groups FMF, USMCR Dayton Ohio"". Marines string communication wiring. M48 tanks sweep desert and fire 90mm guns.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Gray, R.J.; Dillon

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
25th Marines


Battalion
6th Motor Transport Battalion


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
11/18/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:36

Digital file type
video/H264