USMC 107270: Desert Training

Description: Item Description Title USMC 107270: Desert Training Citation information USMC 107270: Desert Training. (P-16-15-73; R-2-4; 55-1036.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2800 Marine Corps Library Number 7593-16 Additional identifiers P-16-15-73; R-2-4; 55-1036 MIRC inventory no. USMC 107270 Decade 1970 Date 1972-09 Description Members of 1/7 participate in desert training. Marines operate a jeep across the sand and man 60mm mortars. A Marine digs a shallow dugout and lies in it armed with an M79 grenade launcher. A4 aircraft perform strafing runs and dive over terrain. Marines fire 106R.R. and eat ""C"" rations. Marines fire M16 rifles, M60 machine guns. Marines operate PRC25 radio. Marines sit astride M48 tanks as it moves across sandy terrain. Marines disembark from a bus. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Gottleib, D.C. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Regiment 7th Marines Battalion 1st Battalion 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 450 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 10/12/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 12:39 Digital file type video/H264