USMC 108073: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Description: 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