USMC 108077: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108077: Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Citation information USMC 108077: Operation Alkali Canyon 73. (JA-A6-4-02;R-11-41; 10-2057.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/43420 Marine Corps Library Number 8284-16 Additional identifiers JA-A6-4-02;R-11-41; 10-2057 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108077 Decade 1970 Date 1973-08-11 Description Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities. Marines use sand to camouflage LVTP7s, board, load ice into a trailer, and fill a truck tank with water. M48 tanks and LVTP7s move through desert terrain. Marines take up firing positions with M16 rifles. A CH53 helicopter lands on matting in the desert. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Gildea 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 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 11:25 Digital file type video/H264