USMC 107488: ""Operation Alpine Warrior""

Item Description
Title
USMC 107488: ""Operation Alpine Warrior""

Citation information
USMC 107488: ""Operation Alpine Warrior"". (122-16-0126-73; 122-16-0059-73; FA-16-05-79; R-1-1; 4-1866.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3093

Marine Corps Library Number
7789-16

Additional identifiers
122-16-0126-73; 122-16-0059-73; FA-16-05-79; R-1-1; 4-1866

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107488

Decade
1970

Date
1973-03-02

Description
Several films. First, ""Operation Alpine Warrior"". 22 MAU cold weather training and field problem. Marine fires a .50 caliber spotting rifle. Marines fire a 106 recoilless rifle on tripod. A Marine crouches in the snow and reloads a magazine. Marines march through snow; fire M60 machine gun, M79 grenade launcher, and M16 rifles. Second, 17th of January, 1973, OV10 in flight. for aerial drop off training. Third, A6A aircraft crash lands after multiple touch and goes.

Location(s)
Camp Drum (NY); Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Bland Jr., T.N. (GySgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
28th of February, 1973

Division
2nd Division


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
460

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
10/21/2022

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

Digital runtime
12:57

Digital file type
video/H264