USMC 108061: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108061: Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Citation information USMC 108061: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-3-41; 10-1835.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3407 Marine Corps Library Number 8276-16 Additional identifiers JA-A6-4-02; R-3-41; 10-1835 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108061 Decade 1970 Date 1973-08-11 Description Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities. A Marine checks the engine and operation controls of a medium wrecker truck. Marines disembark civilian buses, load and fire M16 rifles, use a PRC25 radio, drink from canteens, and repair the tread of an 8"" self-propelled Howitzer. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.); Camp Wilson (Calif.) Camera crew Gilkey (Cpl); Watson (PFC) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between 1973-06-27 and 1973-08-11 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 11/16/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:41 Digital file type video/H264