USMC 106539: Operation High Desert

Item Description
Title
USMC 106539: Operation High Desert

Citation information
USMC 106539: Operation High Desert. (P-16-060-70; R-4-10; 57-2239.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2661

Marine Corps Library Number
7035-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-060-70; R-4-10; 57-2239

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106539

Decade
1970

Date
1970-08-13

Description
Marine reservists from various units complete training. Marines load a 106mm recoilless rifle anchored to a mech mule. Marines load bullets into cartridges before preparing M14 rifles. Marines paradrop into an open field and stow away the parachutes into a bag. At White Beach, Marines disembark from LVTP5s onto shore. Through smoke, a CH46 helicopter lands and CMC Gen. L.W. Walt and BGen L.J. Dulacki disembark. Gen. Walt has a conversation with various USMC officers including MajGen. Patton and civilians.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (CA)

Camera crew
Frantz; Elias (Cpl); Gabriel

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
430

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
09/07/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:58

Digital file type
video/H264