USMC 108066: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Item Description
Title
USMC 108066: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Citation information
USMC 108066: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-6-41; 10-1830.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3411

Marine Corps Library Number
8279-16

Additional identifiers
JA-A6-4-02; R-6-41; 10-1830

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108066

Decade
1970

Date
1973-08-12

Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities. Night views of an M48 tank's xenon search light and 90mm gun firing. Various views of Marines in a tent with Tactical Warfare Analysis & Execution System (TWAES) digital message entry device and maps. Marines attend religious services, move through the desert.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Gilkey (Cpl)

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
490

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
11/18/2022

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

Digital runtime
13:51

Digital file type
video/H264