USMC 108818: Operation Palm Tree VI 78
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Item Description
Title
USMC 108818: Operation Palm Tree VI 78
Citation information
USMC 108818: Operation Palm Tree VI 78. (122-16-0890-78; R-3-4; 8-1821.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3844
Marine Corps Library Number
8755-16
Additional identifiers
122-16-0890-78; R-3-4; 8-1821
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108818
Decade
1970
Date
1978-05-12
Description
2/8 Marines participate in desert training, Operation Palm Tree VI-78. Recon Marines rappel from a CH46A helicopter. Marines pet and take photos of a lizard, ride mech mules, bandage a Marine's wounded hand. Views of explosions in the desert. Elements of a Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon establish a position on a ridge and deploy AN/TVS-4 NODMR night scope and AN/PPS-15 battlefield surveillance radar. At another location Marine scouts with M40A1 rifles overlook a valley and are photographed by Combat Camera. F4 aircraft land with arresting gear and parachute, take off from an airstrip. An OV10A and an A6 make landings on an airstrip. Marines disembark a C141, trucks, and a CH53, pose for photographs, clean mess equipment.
Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)
Camera crew
Steimel, C.J.
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed on or about May 12, 1978.
Division
2nd Division
Regiment
8th Marines
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Air Wing
MAW-3
MAW-2
Air Group
MAG-16
MAG-11
MAG-31
Squadron
VMM-162
VMFA-513
VMO-1
VMA-533
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
380
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
02/07/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
10:42
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 108818: Operation Palm Tree VI 78
Citation information
USMC 108818: Operation Palm Tree VI 78. (122-16-0890-78; R-3-4; 8-1821.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/3844
Marine Corps Library Number
8755-16
Additional identifiers
122-16-0890-78; R-3-4; 8-1821
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108818
Decade
1970
Date
1978-05-12
Description
2/8 Marines participate in desert training, Operation Palm Tree VI-78. Recon Marines rappel from a CH46A helicopter. Marines pet and take photos of a lizard, ride mech mules, bandage a Marine's wounded hand. Views of explosions in the desert. Elements of a Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon establish a position on a ridge and deploy AN/TVS-4 NODMR night scope and AN/PPS-15 battlefield surveillance radar. At another location Marine scouts with M40A1 rifles overlook a valley and are photographed by Combat Camera. F4 aircraft land with arresting gear and parachute, take off from an airstrip. An OV10A and an A6 make landings on an airstrip. Marines disembark a C141, trucks, and a CH53, pose for photographs, clean mess equipment.
Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)
Camera crew
Steimel, C.J.
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed on or about May 12, 1978.
Division
2nd Division
Regiment
8th Marines
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Air Wing
MAW-3
MAW-2
Air Group
MAG-16
MAG-11
MAG-31
Squadron
VMM-162
VMFA-513
VMO-1
VMA-533
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
380
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
02/07/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
10:42
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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