USMC 109066: Combined Arms Exercise (CAX4-79)

Item Description
Title
USMC 109066: Combined Arms Exercise (CAX4-79)

Citation information
USMC 109066: Combined Arms Exercise (CAX4-79). (122-16-447-79; R-4-4; 10-1966.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3769

Marine Corps Library Number
8909-16

Additional identifiers
122-16-447-79; R-4-4; 10-1966

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109066

Decade
1970

Date
1979-04

Description
Combined Arms Exercise (CAX4-79) activities. A4E/M planes land, taxi, drop napalm and HE in the desert. An A6A plane drops HE. Ground crew play frisbee in aircraft packing area. Forward air controllers operate radios. M60 tanks and LVTP7s move in the desert. Tracers, flares, and explosions go off by night. Marines sing and play instruments during a nighttime talent show.

Location(s)
Camp Wilson (Calif.); 29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Boykiw, R.A. (Cpl)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-14
MAG-31
MAG-29


Squadron
VMA-223
VMFA(AW)-332
HMLA-269


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
390

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
02/28/2023

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

Digital runtime
10:59

Digital file type
video/H264