USMC 108121: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Item Description
Title
USMC 108121: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Citation information
USMC 108121: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-38-41; 8-2059.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3471

Marine Corps Library Number
8311-16

Additional identifiers
JA-A6-4-02; R-38-41; 8-2059

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108121

Decade
1970

Date
1973-08

Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities and field problems. Marines in large tents with radios, maps, and status board inside a tent and outside an LVTP7. USMC Capt. briefs officers. AH1, CH46A, and CH53A helicopters take off and in flight. AV8A executes short take off. Marines eat in mess tent.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Squadron
HMM-163


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
385

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
11/21/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:51

Digital file type
video/H264