USMC 108145: Operation Alkali Canyon 75

Item Description
Title
USMC 108145: Operation Alkali Canyon 75

Citation information
USMC 108145: Operation Alkali Canyon 75. (122-1012-75; R-7-10; 8-2036.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3506

Marine Corps Library Number
8324-16

Additional identifiers
122-1012-75; R-7-10; 8-2036

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108145

Decade
1970

Date
1975-09-11

Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 75 Marine Reserve training activities and field problems. A Marine tends a fire. UH1E descends and lands. Marines disembark from 6x6 trucks. double time to board M48 tanks. Marines life fire M16 rifles and 81mm mortars. Marines use mud to camouflage themselves.M48 tanks move over desert terrain and fire their 90mm guns. Impact of artillery fire seen.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Cook, E.C. (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed August through September 1975

Division
2nd Division


Battalion
2nd 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
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
11/22/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:52

Digital file type
video/H264