USMC 108073: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Item Description
Title
USMC 108073: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Citation information
USMC 108073: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02; R-9-41; 10-2053.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3420

Marine Corps Library Number
8282-16

Additional identifiers
JA-A6-4-02; R-9-41; 10-2053

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108073

Decade
1970

Date
1973-08

Description
Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities. Marines receive briefing, fire M60 machine guns, and board a truck convoy in the desert. M48 tanks move through the desert. A Marine crewman checks the tread of an LVTP7. An AV8A executes vertical and short landings.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Gilkey (Cpl)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Air Wing
MAW-3


Air Group
MAG-11


Squadron
VMFAT-502


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
435

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
12:10

Digital file type
video/H264