USMC 108057: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108057: Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Citation information USMC 108057: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-1-41; 10-1831.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3387 Marine Corps Library Number 8274-16 Additional identifiers JA-A6-4-02; R-1-41; 10-1831 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108057 Decade 1970 Date 1973 Description Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities. An AV8A executes a conventional takeoff and short landing, taxis. Older Marines jog and do calisthenics. Marines move through chow line, wash mess gear, bathe in field shower unit, and disembark civilian buses. Civilian buses move on flooded sandy road. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Roberts (PFC); Watson (PFC) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between 1973-08-1 and 1973-11-06 Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-11 MAG-16 Squadron VMFAT-502 VMM-165 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 455 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 11/15/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 12:51 Digital file type video/H264