USMC 107274: Desert Training

Description: Item Description Title USMC 107274: Desert Training Citation information USMC 107274: Desert Training. (P-16-15-73; R-4-4; 55-1033.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2806 Marine Corps Library Number 7595-16 Additional identifiers P-16-15-73; R-4-4; 55-1033 MIRC inventory no. USMC 107274 Decade 1970 Date 1972-09 Description Members of 1/7 participate in desert training. Marines receive and fire M79 grenade launchers, handle M60 machine guns, hitch a ride aboard an M48 tank as it navigates desert terrain, and cook/eat C rations. An OV10 aircraft flies overhead. Marines receive chow and operate PRC25 radio packs. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Gottleib, D.C.; Kessler, D. 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 400 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 11:11 Digital file type video/H264