USMC 106544: Operation High Desert

Item Description
Title
USMC 106544: Operation High Desert

Citation information
USMC 106544: Operation High Desert. (P-16-060-70; R-6-10; 57-2240.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2663

Marine Corps Library Number
7037-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-060-70; R-6-10; 57-2240

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106544

Decade
1970

Date
1970-08-12

Description
UH34D in flight. Asst CMC Gen. Lewis W. Walt speaks with civilians. A CH46 helicopter takes off. Marines participate in a Vietnamese village combat situation simulation. M48 tanks and Marines on foot disembark LCMs and drive ashore. Marines parachute from an OV10 plane. LVTH6 drive ashore from LCM.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (CA)

Camera crew
Johnson, C.O. (GySgt); Gabriel

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
12:23

Digital file type
video/H264