USMC 108111: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Item Description
Title
USMC 108111: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Citation information
USMC 108111: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-33-41; 8-2079.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3451

Marine Corps Library Number
8306-16

Additional identifiers
JA-A6-4-02; R-33-41; 8-2079

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108111

Decade
1970

Date
1973-08-13

Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities and field problems. Marines exit an M48 tank. M48 tanks, LVTP7s, 155 self-propelled howitzer, and 175mm self-propelled artillery gun move along desert road. CH46 helicopters idles. Marines fuel AH1G. Reservists to include the 6th Motor Transport Battalion, disembark civilian buses. CH46 and CH53 helicopter in flight, landing. AV8A executes short landing. Marine performs maintenance on parked helicopter.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Gildea (Pfc); Gray

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
11:43

Digital file type
video/H264