USMC 106542: Operation High Desert

Description: Item Description Title USMC 106542: Operation High Desert Citation information USMC 106542: Operation High Desert. (P-16-060-70; R-5-10; 55-1354.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2662 Marine Corps Library Number 7036-16 Additional identifiers P-16-060-70; R-5-10; 55-1354 MIRC inventory no. USMC 106542 Decade 1970 Date 1970-08-17 Description Reserve Marines participate in Operation High Desert, a reservist exercise, at White Beach in Camp Pendleton. Marines march through sandy terrain with equipment, followed by LVTP5s and M48 tanks, and mark their journey on maps. A M252 81mm mortar is prepared. CH34 and CH46 helicopters fly in formation. CH34D and CH46s land, are boarded by Marines, and take off from an LPH. Marines pose for the camera. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (CA) Camera crew Gabriel; Elias; Honeyman Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Squadron HMM-757 HMM-764 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 12:13 Digital file type video/H264